Sr. No.

Recommendations

Year

1

For development of crossbred chicken suitable for rural poultry farming using Australorp, Naked neck as well as Rhode Island Red as males and White Leghorn as female parents, Naked neck and Rhode Island Red crossbreds have shown significantly better egg number, egg mass, feed efficiency in terms of Feed consumption per egg, per kilo egg and per dozen egg and return over feed cost up to 40 weeks of age as compared to Australorp crossbred.

2012-13

2

The pooled over average annual egg production / bird of various native crossbreds namely Aseel, Kadaknath, Frizzle and Naked Neck was found to be 145 eggs v/s 85 eggs in local breeds with excellent livability under harsh conditions of rural poultry farming. The average Benefit; cost ratio was Rs. 3.74: 1. The horizontal transmission of the technology was noteworthy. These crosses are recommended to be released for rural farmers.

3

Four per cent lime treated extrusion cooked castor seed cake can be used at 10 % level in broiler rations without any adverse effect on growth, feed conversion efficiency, livability and carcass characteristics and with 7.91 % reduction in the total feed cost of rearing.

4

At IGF-II locus, AA genotype (Nlalll RFLP) has lower body weight and better feed conversion efficiency than AB and BB genotypes with egg number, egg weight and AFE at par in Bantamized White Leghorn birds suggesting A allele having favorable effect on feed conversion efficiency.

5

At OCX-32 ex2 and ex4 loci, AB and BB genotypes (HpyCH4IV and Ncol RFLP) has significant and favorable association with egg production without affecting egg weight as compared to AA genotype in Bantamized White Leghorn birds suggesting B alleles at both loci has favorable effect on egg production.

6

For development of coloured meat purpose crosses suitable for rural farming, New Hampshire will be used as male line and Australorp as female line as New Hampshire crosses gained significantly higher weight (1253 g) at 8 weeks age whereas, Australorp has produced significantly higher egg numbers (80) upto 40 weeks with 55 g egg weight at 40 weeks age.

7

A Synthetic White Leghorn line developed for high egg weight has shown potential of laying on an average 234 eggs at 64 weeks of age and 280 eggs at 72 weeks of age with more than 50 g egg weight at 28 weeks and more than 54 g egg weight at 40 weeks of age. Hence, this line is recommended for release as “Anand Synthetic White Leghorn” for improving egg weight.

2013-14

8

A feed efficient Bantamized White Leghorn is developed with better feed efficiency consumes on an average 10 g less feed to produce one egg as compared to normal White Leghorn strain during 21-64 weeks of age. It has potential of laying on an average 252 eggs at 64 weeks of age and 302 eggs at 72 weeks of age with more than 50 g egg weight at 40 weeks of age. Hence, this breed is recommended for release as “Anand Bantamized White Leghorn”.

2013-14

9

A high yielding White Leghorn poultry strain-cross (IWN X IWP) has average annual egg production of 300 eggs with more than 52 g egg weight and excellent livability. The egg production and egg weight have been found comparable with commercial layers available in country. Hence, the IWN x IWP strain-cross is recommended for release as “Anand Commercial Layer” for commercial poultry farm

10

Significantly higher content of b-carotene (8.559 ppm), protein (13.22%) and deep yellow colour of egg yolk are observed in the eggs of White Leghorn birds fed on layer ration prepared by using yellow maize (Gujarat Anand Yellow Maize Hybrid-1) as compared to white maize (Gujarat Maize-3), High Quality Protein Maize-1 (HQPM-1) and purple maize; thus resulting in value addition and satisfying consumer’s preference for deep yellow yolk. Hence it is recommended to use yellow maize (Gujarat Anand Yellow Maize Hybrid-1) in preparation of layer ration.

2015-16

11

Significantly higher content of Lysine (0.427%), tryptophan (0.216%), anthocyanin (0.847 mcg %) and total anti-oxidant activity (13.876 mg/100g) are observed in the eggs of White Leghorn layer birds fed layer mash containing purple colour maize in comparison with white maize (Gujarat Maize-3), yellow maize (Gujarat Anand Yellow Maize Hybrid-1) and High Quality Protein Maize-1 (HQPM-1).