Early growth and survivability of ostrich chicks

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dc.contributor.authorUmamaheshwari, S.
dc.contributor.authorSelvan, S.T.
dc.contributor.authorVenkataramanan, R.
dc.contributor.authorGopi, H.
dc.contributor.authorTANUVAS
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-22T06:31:48Z
dc.date.available2017-11-22T06:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.descriptionTNV_IJPS_Y2016_V51_I3_Pg305-307en_US
dc.description.abstractA study was undertaken in 63 ostrich chicks hatched at PGRIAS, Kattupakkam to assess their survivability and growth pattern. The average body weight of ostrich at hatch, 7th and 15th day post-hatch were 827.63, 725.58 and 1527.59g, respectively. The growth pattern differed between the dead and alive groups. Body weight at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 days of age were 769.41, 755.05, 779.00, 850.82, 991.23 and 1167.79 g, respectively in the survived group and those for the dead group were 707.83, 657.83, 607.45, 582.82, 579.50 and 562.00g, respectively. Growth study indicated a distinct positive growth in survived and negative growth trend in dead groups. The hatch weight and weight at 1st day were similar between these two groups and change in body weight was noticed from 2-12 days of age in both survived and dead groups. The study revealed that the body weight of ostrich chicks experienced a dip from day one to 7th day of age at an average of -15.30 g and thereafter the body weight increased gradually at an average of 36.57g/day. The growth pattern in dead chicks indicated absence of body weight gain after first week of age. It is concluded that recording the body weight during first two weeks of age acts as an excellent and inexpensive tool to predict the survivability in ostrich chicks.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0974-8180
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810036207
dc.keywordsOstrich chicks, growth pattern, survivabilityen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages305-307en_US
dc.publisherIndian Poultry Science Associationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;03
dc.subjectVeterinary Scienceen_US
dc.titleEarly growth and survivability of ostrich chicksen_US
dc.title.alternativeIndian Journal of Poultry Scienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.volume51en_US
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