Comparative Evaluation of Production Performance in Improved Chicken Varieties for Backyard Farming

Niranjan, M.; Sharma, Roopali; Rajkumar, U.; Reddy, B. L. N.; Chatterjee, R. N.; Battacharya, T. K.

doi:10.3923/ijps.2008.1128.1131

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“…The age at first egg ranged from 132 to 209 days with a standard deviation of 14.84. The egg weight at 28 weeks of age was 51.25 g, which was comparable to Gramapriya and lower than Vanaraja as reported by Niranjan et al (2008). The egg weight at 40 weeks of age (57.14 g) was better than Vanaraja and Gramapriya as reported by Haunshi et al (2009).…”

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“…Age at sexual maturity was 163.14 days, which is lower than the Gramapriya and Vanaraja as reported by Haunshi et al (2009) and higher than that reported in a two-way cross variety by Niranjan et al (2008). Egg production at different weeks of age (Table 3) indicates that the birds are laying good number of eggs at different weeks of age and the egg production was better than the report of Niranjan et al (2008) in various twoway crosses except in Gramapriya, which was produced 237.35 eggs upto 72 weeks of age.…”

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confidence: 39%

“…The body weights observed at 12 weeks of age is comparable to Gramapriya as reported by Haunshi et al (2009) and at 16 weeks of age was comparable to a 2-way cross as reported by Padhi et al (2014a). Laying period body weight showed that the female gain weight upto 72 weeks of age and weight at sexual maturity was at 1702 g of age indicating that the body weight was lower than the body weight in four two-way crosses developed for backyard poultry as reported by Niranjan et al (2008). The higher body weights of this type birds at 72 weeks of age may fetch better sale price at the end of the laying cycle for the farmers.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Egg production at different weeks of age (Table 3) indicates that the birds are laying good number of eggs at different weeks of age and the egg production was better than the report of Niranjan et al (2008) in various twoway crosses except in Gramapriya, which was produced 237.35 eggs upto 72 weeks of age. However, the three-way cross performed well in respect to this traits.…”

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Evaluation of a three-way cross chicken developed for backyard poultry in respect to growth, production and carcass quality traits under intensive system of rearing

Padhi

Chatterjee

Rajkumar

et al. 2015

Journal of Applied Animal Research

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Objective of the work was to develop a three-way cross for egg-type backyard chicken using male and female lines developed from exotic chickens. To improve the egg production further and to get colour plumage pattern, the two-way cross PD1 X IWI males were crossed with PD3 females to produce threeway cross (PD1 X IWI X PD3). The crossbred was evaluated for different traits upto 72 weeks of age. Sexual dimorphisms were evident from two weeks onwards for body weights and shank length differ significantly (P < .05) between male and female at 8, 12 and 16 weeks of age. Male were reared upto 16 weeks of age, and at 16 weeks, body weight of male and female were 1670 and 1096 g, respectively. Carcass quality measured at 16 week of age recorded 66.12% eviscerated carcass yield, 4.84% giblet and 0.30% abdominal fat. Egg production performance recorded from 17 to 72 weeks of age at 4 weeks interval showed significant (P < .05) difference between different periods, and peak egg production was recorded during 29-32 weeks. At 69-72 weeks period, the egg production per bird was 14.78 eggs. Egg production upto 40, 52, 64 and 72 weeks of age were 91.71, 105.84, 204.88 and 233.28 eggs, respectively. Age and weight at sexual maturity were 163.14 days and 1702 g, respectively. Egg weight recorded at 4 weeks interval starting from 20 weeks of age showed linear increase upto 56 weeks of age with significant differences at different ages. The results indicate that the cross may be of use for egg-type poultry in the backyard. However, before large-scale propagation, the cross has to be evaluated in the field. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Evaluation of a three-way cross chicken developed for backyard poultry in respect to growth, production and carcass quality traits under intensive system of rearing

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Rajkumar

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“…The mean yolk heights were 17.84, 17.84 and 17.41 mm for BB, PK and IB and there were no statistically significant difference for yolk height; this disagreed with the report of Niranjan et al (2008) who reported significant difference on yolk height for chicken under backyard management. Average AHs were 6.3 ± 1.85, 6.92 ± 1.62 and 5.64 ± 1.55 mm for IB, BB and PK, respectively and there was a statistically significant difference between BB and PK on AH (p < 0.05).…”

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Study on productive performances and egg quality traits of exotic chickens under village production system in East Shewa, Ethiopia

Tadesse¹,

Harpal²,

Ashenafi³

et al. 2013

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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The study was conducted to determine productive performances and egg quality traits of Isa Brown (IB), Bovan Brown (BB) and Potchefstroom Koekoek (PK) under village production system in Ada'a and Lume districts of East Shewa, Ethiopia. A total of 180 randomly selected smallholder farmers were included in the study from six purposively selected Peasant Associations (PAs) from the two districts. Information was obtained on average eggs/year and age at first laying, while hen's body weight was measured directly during survey and egg collection. The average egg production/year was 276.1, 266.32, and 187.04 eggs for IB, BB and PK, respectively. The average age at first laying was 160.5, 165.5 and 153.3 days for IB, BB and PK, respectively. The strain BB was superior for egg weight, yolk height, albumen height (AH), albumen weight, Haugh unit (HU) and eggshell thickness than IB and PK. The IB was found to be superior to BB and PK for yolk weight, whereas PK was superior to IB and BB for yolk colour. In this study, the egg quality traits obtained from these layers was a good quality at village level, while to better conclude on the average number of egg /bird/year, it may need further study through considering the amount and types of feed supplement by farmers and proper recording on the number of eggs laid.

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Age, genotype and sex effects on growth performance of local chickens kept under improved management in Ghana

Osei-Amponsah

Kayang

Naazie

2011

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Characterisation of animal genetic resources has been recognised globally as an important step towards their sustainable use. Body weight data of local chickens (213 forest and 160 savannah chickens) and 183 French free-ranging SASSO T44 chickens kept under improved management were collected from hatch to 40 weeks of age and analysed to determine the effects of age, genotype and sex on their growth performance. At all ages, SASSO T44 chickens had significantly (P<0.05) higher weights (2.6-3.2 kg at 28 weeks) than the local chickens (1.2-1.7 kg at 28 weeks). The rate of growth at the earlier ages in the local genotypes (5.57-7.80 g/day) was lower than the range of 13.81-15.42 in SASSO T44 chickens. Except at hatch, savannah chickens were significantly heavier (P<0.05) than the forest chickens at all ages. Male chickens had significantly (P<0.05) superior growth rates than females across all genotypes except from the 20th to the 28th week. Growth trends in both sexes depicted linear increase in body weights; however, the rate of increase in body weights was higher in males as compared to females, thus showing clear sexual dimorphism. There were no significant (P>0.05) differences in the growth rates of SASSO T44 chickens and local genotypes at the later ages (20-28 weeks). Local chickens from the savannah zone had better growth rate than forest chickens. The significant effect of ecozone on the growth potential of local chickens is an indication that their productive potential could be improved through interventions in the environment such as provision of feed and some veterinary care.

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Comparative Evaluation of Production Performance in Improved Chicken Varieties for Backyard Farming

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Evaluation of a three-way cross chicken developed for backyard poultry in respect to growth, production and carcass quality traits under intensive system of rearing

Evaluation of a three-way cross chicken developed for backyard poultry in respect to growth, production and carcass quality traits under intensive system of rearing

Study on productive performances and egg quality traits of exotic chickens under village production system in East Shewa, Ethiopia

Age, genotype and sex effects on growth performance of local chickens kept under improved management in Ghana

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