EVALUATION OF DAHLEM RED AND HAZRA CROSSES CHICKEN REARED UNDER INTENSIVE SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT

Authors

  • DILIP KUMAR JHA Senior Research Fellow ,AICRP on Poultry Breeding, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry., Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand-834006
  • SUSHIL PRASAD Principal Scientist/Univ. Professor, Deptt. of LPM, RVC (BAU), Ranchi, Jharkhand.
  • AMIT RANJAN KUMAR SINGH Senior Research Fellow, Mega seed project on Pig, RVC (BAU), Ranchi, Jharkhand-6.
  • NISHANT PATEL Senior Research Fellow ,AICRP on Poultry Breeding, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry., Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand-834006

Keywords:

Dahlem Red, Hazra, cross bird, performance, egg and mortality

Abstract

A study was conducted to evaluate the production performance of crosses of Dahlem Red and local Hazra birds under intensive system of management. All chicks were brooded up to two months of age under deep litter system and thereafter transfer in cages and reared under similar management and environment for 72 weeks. There is significant variation in growth rate, age at sexual maturity, egg production, egg weight and mortality pattern of crosses compare to their parent birds. The crosses showed significantly (P<0.05) higher body weight, higher feed intake, better egg production rate, large egg size, higher egg weight and early sexual maturity than local Hazra birds under same system of management. 

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Published

2015-03-02

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1-2 (2015): Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management (Jan-Jun)

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How to Cite

EVALUATION OF DAHLEM RED AND HAZRA CROSSES CHICKEN REARED UNDER INTENSIVE SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT . (2015). Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management, 31(1-2), 16–19. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijapm/article/view/7150