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Production performance of indigenous Nicobari fowls, Vanaraja and their various F1 crosses under hot humid climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

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Title Production performance of indigenous Nicobari fowls, Vanaraja and their various F1 crosses under hot humid climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Creator A KUNDU
ARUN KUMAR DE
M S KUNDU
JAI SUNDER
S JEYAKUMR
T SUJATHA
 
Subject F1 crosses
Nicobari fowl
Production performance
Vanaraja
 
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The present study evaluates the production performance of indigenous Nicobari fowls, Vanaraja and their various
F1 crosses under hot humid climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Birds (600) with 60 in each group were
used for the study. The birds were evaluated for weekly body weight (g) from 0 day to 8 weeks of age, monthly
body weight (g) from first month to fourth month of age, shank length (mm), feed intake and feed conversion ratio
(FCR) up to 8 weeks of age, age at sexual maturity (ASM in days), annual egg production as hen house egg
production (AEP as HHEP), and different egg quality traits at 40 weeks of age. At the end of fourth month of age,
the body weight of Vanaraja was highest (3,394.24±23.31 g) among all the genetic groups studied. White Nicobari
× Vanaraja recorded significantly higher body weight (1923.10±18.81 g) in comparison to all the F1 crosses except
Vanaraja × White Nicobari. Age at laying was found lowest (136 days) in White Nicobari among pure varieties and
White Nicobari × Vanaraja (146 days) among F1 crosses. Annual egg production of Black Nicobari was found
highest (192.14) among pure varieties and White Nicobari × Vanaraja (184.95) excelled in annual egg production
among the F1 crosses. The highest egg weight was observed in Vanaraja and White Nicobari × Vanaraja among the
pure and crosses respectively. In conclusion, White Nicobari × Vanaraja was a very suitable and promising dual
purpose bird under the local climatic condition of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Date 2021-08-06T14:59:08Z
2021-08-06T14:59:08Z
2015-02-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
0367-8318
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/53491
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research