COMPARATIVE STUDY ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF FOUR DIFFERENT ASEEL CHICKEN VARIETIES MAINTAINED AT PRIVATE FARM, AT TANDO ALLAHYAR

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the growth performance of four different varieties of Aseel chicken. For this experiment, a total of 92 day-old chicks, with 23 from each variety of Aseel chicken including Java, Mianwali, Sindhi, and Motled, were reared at a private farm in district Tando Allahyar. All the chicks were placed in cages within a well-ventilated open poultry house and provided with the same type of feeding and management system until 12 weeks of age. All the birds had access to fresh, clean water during daylight hours with drinkers, and they were fed a ration ad libitum as per the guidelines given by the NRC standard. The collected data were analyzed by ANOVA, and means were compared with the help of DMR test. The findings of the study revealed that the average body weight gain in grams of the four different varieties of Aseel chicken showed a significant difference (P<0.05) from the 4th to the 12th week of age. The weekly body weight gain was observed to significantly differ (P<0.05) in all four varieties of Aseel chicken from the 4th to the 12th week of age. Weekly weight gain time was also observed to significantly differ (P<0.05) in all four varieties of Aseel chicken from the 4th to the 12th week of age. Weekly FCR was observed to significantly differ (P<0.05) in all four varieties of Aseel chicken from the 4th to the 12th week of age. Weekly feed intake was observed to significantly differ (P<0.05) in all four varieties of Aseel chicken from the 4th to the 12th week of age. It is concluded that the Mianwali variety of Aseel chicken showed a better growth rate with FCR compared to other varieties. This variety could be better for breeding purposes inthe future.