Studies on morphological and performance traits of clean shank local hill fowl
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2009-06
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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Present study was conducted to evaluate the morphological and performance traits in clean shank local hill fowl of Nainital region. Clean shank local hill fowls had mixed colour plumage. Most prominent was white colour, followed by black-white, black, golden with black spot, black-brown, brown-gold, black dark green spot on feathers and white with brown. Skin colour was generally yellow, followed by white, and black. Shank colour was mostly yellow, followed by black, white yellow, and white. Earlobe was found to be mainly red and white red. Eyes were predominantly greyblack, followed by black-brown, black and grey in clean shank local hill fowl. Majority of comb colour was found red with a few having pale comb and black colour comb. Mean body weight at day old, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 weeks of age were 31.84±0.24, 47.07±0.40, 57.84±0.38, 81.23±0.74, 114.47±0.53, 176.52±0.70, 267.3±1.02, 380.95±1.12, 526.65±0.93, 628.05±0.91, 762.25±1.17, 923.9±6.0, 1025.45±1.17 and 1206.55±6.26 g, respectively. Mean values of haemoglobin, PCV, TLC, lymphocytes, monocytes, heterophils, eosinophils and H:L ratio at 20 weeks of age were found to be 12.78±0.32 g%, 40.4±0.52%, 2.33±0.032 103/mm3, 67.4±0.94%, 7.5±0.40%, 20.1±0.86%, 4.2±0.35% and 0.29±0.01, respectively in male birds and 10.24±0.48 g%, 38.7±0.36%, 2.33±0.02 103/mm3, 64.4±0.88%, 7.4±0.42%, 23.4±0.83%, 4.7±0.49% and 0.35±0.01, respectively in female birds. Averages of total protein, albumin and globulin, cholesterol, glucose and A:G ratio at 20 weeks of age were 4.12±0.11 g/dl, 1.83±0.08 g/dl, 2.28±0.12 g/dl, 115.05±0.73 mg/dl, 234.04±0.88 mg/dl, 0.82±0.07 in male and 3.85±0.03 g/dl, 1.73±0.08 g/dl, 2.11±0.09 g/dl, 115.24±0.72 mg/dl, 233.25±0.85 mg/dl, 0.84±0.09 in female birds, respectively. Age at first egg laid, fertility, hatchability on the basis of fertile egg set and total egg set were 186.2±1.21 days, 82.0±1.0%, 88.4±0.82% and 74.4±0.82%, respectively in clean shank local hill fowl. Mean live weight, dressed weight, eviscerated weight, weight of giblet, skin, feet and shank, head, feather, wing and neck at 20 weeks of age were 1248±13.52, 974.0±14.42, 788.6±6.55, 61.40±0.65, 165.2±1.43, 70.6±0.96, 46.6±0.42, 87.2±0.81, 94.4±0.82 and 60.4±0.52 g in male and 1277±16.56, 945±21.79, 782±9.65, 60±1.20, 164.8±0.95, 56.2±1.23, 45.6±0.36, 84.0±1.0, 93.4±30.98 and 59.4±0.76 g in female birds, respectively. Average egg weight, shape index, haugh unit, shell thickness, specific gravity, albumin index, yolk index, albumin weight, albumin volume, yolk weight and shell weight in clean shank local hill fowl were 51.41±0.56 g, 72.86±0.12, 78.56±0.45, 0367±0.016 mm, 1.08±0.004, 0.083±0.004, 0.498±0.008, 30.40±0.46 g, 29.5±0.34 ml, 16.80±0.19 g and 6.25±0.18 g, respectively.