Table 3: Performances of village chickens, village x hybrid crosses and hybrid layers in deep litter intensive system under choice feeding conditions
Chickens
Parameter
Village
Cross
Hybrid
Growth rate, g/day
14.0*± 1.7
15.3*±
15.0± 0.5
Age at point-of-lay, days
143*± 10
138±
130*± 0.4
Weight at point-of-lay, g
1,510± 64.6
1,496±
1,529± 72.6
Egg production, % (20 weeks)
27.1
53.0
76.0
* PŁ 0.05