National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of Native × CSFL F1 crossbred chicks up to 8 weeks of age under intensive management system. Ninety (90) chicks were used for this study. Body weight and feed intake were recorded weekly. The body conformation traits were measured at 6th and 8th weeks of age. The 8th week body weight of males and females were 1016.97±45.13g and 830.33±19.64g respectively. The weekly feed conversion ratio (FCR) increased progressively from 1.50±0.08 at 1st week to 4.38±0.89 at 8th week of age. The 8th week cumulative FCR was 3.23±0.15. At 6th week of age, all recorded linear body measurements were higher in male chicks than the female chicks except body girth. At 8th week of age, body girth, shank length, shank width and head width were significantly (P≤0.05) higher in male chicks than that of female chicks. From this study, it was concluded that the Native × CSFL F1 crossbred chickens could be reared profitably under intensive system of management because of its high 8th week body weight and low FCR. Further, the cross being developed using local native germplasm, the birds could thrive and perform better in local climatic conditions in rural small scale farming.
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