EFFECT OF HOUSING ON PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL TRAITS OF CHICKEN IN MEGHALAYA
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Authors
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S. DOLEY
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya-793103, India
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SURESH KUMAR
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya-793103, India
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G. KADIRVEL
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya-793103, India
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ASHOK KUMAR
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya-793103, India
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G. KHARGHARIA
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya-793103, India
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D. J. RAJKHOWA
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya-793103, India
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MUKUT DAS
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya-793103, India
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The experiment was carried out to study the effect of deep litter and raised floor
housing systems on the performance and blood-biochemical parameters in Vanaraja,
Gramapriya and Indigenous grower chickens (9-18 weeks) in the agro-climatic condition of
Meghalaya during summer (March to July) season. Different weather parameters like
temperature, humidity and rainfall were recorded during the experimental period. The body
weight gain (g/day/bird), FCR and mortality(%) recorded under deep litter system were
15.58±1.26, 3.51±0.17 and 4.03±0.49 respectively; whereas the corresponding values under
raised floor system were 18.29±1.69, 3.2±0.15 and 2.85±0.38 respectively. System of
housing had no significant effect on blood biochemical traits. The results revealed that the
birds under raised floor system performed better than the birds under deep litter system
which indicated that the raised floor system would be better during summer for grower
birds in the climatic condition of Meghalaya.
Key words: Housing Systems, performance, biochemical, Vanaraja, Gramapriya,
Indigenous.
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