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Original Research
7.
Effect of rearing systems on reproductive
performance of turkey -
M AnnaAnandh, P N Richard Jagatheesan, P Senthil
Kumar, A Paramasivam and G Rajarajan
Vet World. 2012; 5(4): 226-229
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.201 2.226-229
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the
effect of rearing systems on reproductive
performance of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). A
total of 180 Beltsville Small White and Board
Breasted Bronze turkeys were taken for the study
and reared under three different rearing system
viz. intensive system (full confinement),
semi-intensive system (partial confinement and
partial day scavenging) and free range system
(all-day scavenging). Average egg weight (g),
percentage of infertile eggs, embryonic
mortalities, total egg hatchability, fertile egg
hatchability, fertility and poults survivability
values were significantly (P>0.01) higher in
turkeys reared under intensive system of
management followed by semi intensive system and
free range system of management. The highest
percentage of dead in shell was found in intensive
system and was did not differ significantly from
semi intensive and free range system. Hatched
weight of poults (g) between semi intensive and
intensive system did not differ significantly
between them, but both groups found statistically
significant (P>0.01) from free range system. From
the study, it is concluded that higher
reproductive performance was obtained in intensive
system of management followed by semi intensive
and free range system of management.
Keywords:
Turkey, Poults, Egg, Reproductive traits,
Hatching, Fertility, Hatchability, Survivability
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