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Title: | Sustainable rural poultry production through conservation and improvement of native chickens |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | Haunshi, S., Padhi, M. K. and Niranjan, M. |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Directorate of Poultry Research |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2015 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Aseel, Ghagus, conservation, characterization and economic traits |
Publisher: | New India Publishing Agency |
Citation: | Not Available |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | Indigenous chickens play vital role in sustainable rural development by providing livelihood and nutritional security to the rural and tribal people. However, indigenous chickens in the country increasingly face the threat of their replacement or erosion in their genetic diversity due to introduction of exotic or improved chickens to enhance productivity of backyard poultry production. Therefore, it becomes imperative to improve the growth and productivity of indigenous chickens in order to make the rearing of indigenous chickens economically attractive proposition. Aseel is one of the important indigenous breeds of chicken that is being conserved and improved for growth and egg production at Directorate of Poultry Research (DPR), Hyderabad. The averageegg production of improved Aseel chickens recorded in a laying cycle of 72 weeks of age was 150.3±5.63with an average egg weight of 48.66 ±0.34g. The average body weights of male and female birds recorded at 72 weeks of age were 3156 ± 27.4 and 2133±36.1 g, respectively while corresponding shank lengths were 135.23±0.7 and 104.9±0.4 mm. Another indigenous chicken germplasm, Ghagus-ecotype was collected from border area of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh at Kolar district and is being characterized and conserved at DPR. The comparative growth performance of these indigenous chickens was also studied under similar management conditions. It was observed that the growth and egg production of improved Aseel breed was significantly higher than the Ghagus-ecotype chickens. The improved Aseel breed with its better growth and production performance appears to be a promising indigenous chicken for sustainable rural poultry production. |
Description: | Not Available |
ISBN: | 978-93-83305-89-6 |
Type(s) of content: | Book chapter |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Book chapter in Agrobiodiversity and Sutainable Rural Development |
Volume No.: | Not Available |
Page Number: | 219-228 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | https://www.nipabooks.com/info/9789383305896/agrobiodiversity-and-sustainable-rural-development |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/8883 |
Appears in Collections: | AS-DPR-Publication |
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