Department of Livestock Production & Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263 145 (UA)
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This investigation was undertaken on 600 purebred and crossbred birds. The average value at 10 weeks body weight for Kadaknath, Aseel, Rhode Island Red, Brown Cornish and their crosses Kadaknath x Brown Cornish, Brown Cornish x Kadaknath, Aseel x Rhode Island Red and Rhode Island Red x Aseel were 472.64±7.54, 555.73±9.31, 628.15±7.64, 1091.10±18.11, 716.38±22.99, 614.00±17.14, 617.66±11.01, 532.80±14.00 g respectively. The percent hatchability, fertility and hen housed egg production was found higher in Rhode Island Red, Rhode Island Red x Assel cross than other purebred and crossbred. The corresponding average dressed weight in purebred and crossbred 393.33±16.91, 513.33±69.30, 523.33±8.81, 641.00±2.08, 660.00±30.13, 661.66±59.23, 501.66±59.23, 538.33±53.44 g and the coefficient of variation as 7.44,23.38,2.91,0.56,7.90,8.95, 11.80 and 9.93 per cent, respectively.
Growth, conformation traits, hatchability, fertility, egg production, carcass traits
