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EFFECT OF CROSSING FAYOUMI AND RHODE ISLAND RED ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, EGG AND REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS UNDER EGYPTIAN CONDITIONS
BENHA VETERINARY MEDICAL JOURNAL • 2013
Publication Information
Authors
Basant, M.N. Shafik; El-Bayomi, Kh. M.; Sosa, G.A.and Osman, A.M.R.Basant, M.N. Shafika; El-Bayomi, Kh. M.b; Sosa, G.A.cand Osman, A.M.R.d
Keywords
Body weight; Crossing; Fayoumi;
Fertility; Hatchability; Relative growth rate;
RIR.
Journal
BENHA VETERINARY MEDICAL JOURNAL
Publisher
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Volume
2 4
Issue
2
Pages
11 - 18
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate body weights, average daily gain (ADG), relative growth
rate (RGR), average egg weight, hen day egg production% (HDEP%), hen housed egg
production% (HHEP%), age at sexual maturity, body weight at sexual maturity, fertil
ity%,
scientific and commercial hatchability percentage in a complete 2x2 diallel crossbreeding
experiment [Fayoumi and Rhode Island Red (RIR)].
RIR showed significant (p ≤ 0.05) higher
body weight, ADG, RGR, age at sexual maturity and body weight at sexua
l maturity (1898.76
g, 9.04 g, 19 3.95%, 144.66 day and 1559.05 g, respectively) compared other genotypes.
In
addition
, RIR recorded the highest egg weight, fertility
percentage
, scientific and commercial
hatchability percentage (44.28 g, 85.59%, 94.91% an
d 81.49%, respectively). While Fayoumi
male×RIR
female crossbred
recorded the highest significant estimate for HDEP
% and
HHEP
% (54.41 and 51.65%).
rate (RGR), average egg weight, hen day egg production% (HDEP%), hen housed egg
production% (HHEP%), age at sexual maturity, body weight at sexual maturity, fertil
ity%,
scientific and commercial hatchability percentage in a complete 2x2 diallel crossbreeding
experiment [Fayoumi and Rhode Island Red (RIR)].
RIR showed significant (p ≤ 0.05) higher
body weight, ADG, RGR, age at sexual maturity and body weight at sexua
l maturity (1898.76
g, 9.04 g, 19 3.95%, 144.66 day and 1559.05 g, respectively) compared other genotypes.
In
addition
, RIR recorded the highest egg weight, fertility
percentage
, scientific and commercial
hatchability percentage (44.28 g, 85.59%, 94.91% an
d 81.49%, respectively). While Fayoumi
male×RIR
female crossbred
recorded the highest significant estimate for HDEP
% and
HHEP
% (54.41 and 51.65%).