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Performance of Hybrid Layers and Native Hens Under Farmers`management in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

S.M.E. Ershad
Youth Training Center, Department of Youth Development, Magura Road, Jessore, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An experiment was conducted in Jessore district of Bangladesh during the period from January 2003 to December 2004 to investigate the performance of Brown Shelled Hybrid Layer, White Shelled Hybrid Layer and Native Hen measured during only laying period (57 weeks). 8 Brown Shelled Hybrid Layer farms, 8 White Shelled Hybrid Layer farms and 10 Native Hen farms were reared intensive, intensive and scavenging systems respectively. Result revealed that the egg production, egg weight, final body weight, feed consumption, shell weight, age at first laying, feed cost, management cost, and net profit varied significantly due to different birds and different management system. Under intensive system Hybrid Layer rearing wer e better than Native Hen showed moderate performance in terms of higher egg production, higher weight of egg, higher body weight and lower mortality. Feed conversion efficiency, production number of eggs, egg mass, net profit and survivability was higher in White Shelled Hybrid Layers than Brown Shelled Hybrid Layers under intensive system. Under scavenging system NH was better also for the rural area of Bangladesh, because of lower production cost, higher market price of eggs, live bird price and good profit. Rural poultry plays a vital role in the existing farming systems of Bangladesh. It can be recommended here that the Native Hen farming under scavenging system without any investment and White Shelled Hybrid Layer or Brown Shelled Hybrid Layer i.e. any one under intensive system farming are obvious for efficient and profitable egg production in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Farmers’ management, Productivity, Net profit, Hybrid layer, Native hen

Location: Jessore district of Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-01-2003

End Date: 00-12-2004

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

1. To determine the productivity, cost and return aspects of different types of layers, poultry farms under different management.

2. To evaluate the efficiency of hybrid layers as compared to native hens.

3. To identify difference between Brown shelled layer and White shelled layer.

4. To know which one profitable business among them.

Methodology:

A survey was carried out on 8 intensive Brown shelled egg layer (BSL) farms (ISA brown, Hisex brown, Bovans nera , Brown nick), 8 intensive White shelled egg layer (WSL) farms (BV-300, Hisex white, Bovans white, Nick chick) and 10 scavenging Native hen(NH) farms. Farms were selected randomly from Jessore district of Bangladesh. Data on number of eggs production, egg’s weight, age at first laying, average feed intake, management cost (vaccine, medicine, litter, lighting cost, etc), sale value of eggs and pullets, cost of production and returns of these poultry farms were collected for the year January 2003 to December 2004 by quarterly visits, information relating to marketing of eggs, it’s shell weight were also collected separately. Data were collected by using a predesigned survey schedule. The study was conducted among the farmers during only for the production period (57 weeks) of birds. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS computer program.

Source of Information: International Journal of Poultry Science 4 (4): 228-232, 2005, ISSN 1682-8356

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.pjbs.org/ijps/fin349.pdf

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Achievement/Findings:

In rural Bangladesh, poultry rearing is a comparatively better source of employment to earn cash on homestead. The average net income from the model raising of 200 (hybrid) layer has been found Tk. 41996/ year i.e. Tk.3416/month, which clearly confirm that rearing of about 200 birds meet the need of a 6 member’s rural family in Bangladesh. So Bangladesh must continue small-scale poultry farming by native bird and hybrid also. To boost up production, these farms need to be scientifically managed.

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