Comparative study of growth performance and economics in CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath breed of poultry

Abstract

This comparative study on growth pattern, gain in body weight, Feed Conversion Ratio and economics of rearing of CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath breed of poultry was conducted to understand which local breed among CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath will be suitable for backyard poultry in the areas around Shahjahanpur. Only Single-generation data was collected for the purpose of this study (2019). There is significant variation in body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and economic benefits for CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath. The average body weight gains at the age of 1st, 5th, 9th and 13th weeks for both the breeds i.e. CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath are 39.42±1.84, 522.85±4.14, 501.48±10.60, 458.65±24.23 and 41.66±1.33, 376±5.57, 466.00±32.23, 444.23±46.29 respectively. Higher body weights were observed for CARI Nirbheek breed as compared to Kadaknath breed at different ages. The average body weight of the both CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath at the age of 13 weeks are 1560.85±22.38 g and 1356.90±35.45 respectively. Feed conversion ratio was 3.44±0.05 and 4.50±0.17 for CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath respectively. Benefit cost ratio for CARI Nirbheek and Kadaknath are 1.71±0.03 and 2.31±0.07 respectively.