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The average day-old weight was highest in RIR, intermediate in Desi and lowest in Fayoumi. The RIR breed consumed more feed and gained maximum weight than those of Desi and Fayoumi breeds at all ages of growing phase. The feed conversion was poor in Desi and better in RIR breed. Desi and Fayoumi chicks had lowest mortality than RIR breed. The age of sexual maturity was lowest in Fayoumi followed by RIR and Desi. The highest egg production was obtained by RIR with 41% followed by Fayoumi (36%) and the Desi breed (29%). The egg weight and egg mass were highest in RIR. overall RIR chickens performed better than Fayoumi and Desi chickens. However, early age of sexual maturity was noticed in Fayoumi chickens, and low mortality was observed in Desi chickens.
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We compared the production performance, egg characteristics and blood parameters of Desi, Fayoumi and RIR breeds to examine the best potential breed under local environmental conditions of Pakistan.
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As a co-author, I participated as adviser and writer of this article. This is useful study for all stakeholder dealing with poultry subject. Article has unique information regarding rural poultry.
Sohail Hassan Khan
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This page is a summary of: Comparative study of growth performance, egg production, egg characteristics and haemato-biochemical parameters ofDesi, Fayoumi and Rhode Island Red chicken, Journal of Applied Animal Research, December 2012, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2012.672310.
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