Comparative evaluation of dahlem red and desi crosses chicken reared under intensive system of poultry management

Abstract

. Comparative evaluation of dahlem red and desi crosses chicken reared under intensive system of poultry management. International Journal of Agricultural Technology 9(6):1405-1410. Abstract A study was conducted to see the production performance and mortality pattern of crosses of Dahlem Red and local Desi 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, early sexual maturity and higher egg weight than local Desi birds under same system of management