EFFECT OF SIXTEENTH WEEK BODY WEIGHT ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF RHODE ISLAND RED BIRDS
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2018
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POULTRY RESEARCH STATION COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & A. H. AAU, ANAND
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The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of sixteenth week
body weight on production performance of Rhode Island Red birds. The experiment
was conducted from 17th to 40th weeks of age. Data pertaining to Rhode Island Red
birds maintained at Poultry Research Station, College of Veterinary Science and
Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand were utilized for the
present study. Present experiment was carried out using two hundred and sixty nine
(269) Rhode Island Red females. They were classified into 8 experimental groups
according to body weight (BW) at 16 weeks of age. Total 9 groups were also formed
on the basis of total egg production upto 40 weeks of age with difference of 5 eggs
between the groups.
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