Reproductive performance of pedigreed Boholano strain of Philippine native chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus Linn.) with different mating ratio

Date

7-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Animal Science

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Agapita J. Salces

Abstract

As a newly purified and described genetic group of the Philippine native chicken, the Boholano strain has no reproductive performance data available. Hence, this study was conducted to determine and compare the effects of different rooster to hen breeding ratio on the reproductive performance of Boholano strain. A total of 45 (39 hens and 6 roosters) 30-month old Boholano strain were used in the study. Chickens were randomly assigned in a pen using a completely randomized design to two breeding ratio (1:8 rooster-to-hen ratio and 1:5 rooster-to-hen ratio) and raised under semi-intensive production system. Each treatment was replicated 3 times. No significant differences (P>0.05) were observed in the egg weight, fertility, hatchability, embryonic mortality, and weight of day-old chicks among breeding ratio. It is concluded that it is possible to increase the rooster-to-hen breeding ratio from 1:5 to 1:8 without adversely affecting the reproductive performance of the Philippine native chicken. This ratio will increase the income of raisers by decreasing the production cost of having excess male on the flock.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 A3 /D45

Document Type

Thesis

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