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
Recommended Citation
Dela Cruz, Maricar R., "Reproductive performance of pedigreed Boholano strain of Philippine native chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus Linn.) with different mating ratio" (2015). Undergraduate Theses. 1697.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/1697
Document Type
Thesis