COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND HAEMATOLOGY OF THREE STRAINS OF COMMERCIAL BROILER CHICKENS

Authors

  • A. A. MUSA Kogi State University, Anyigba. Kogi State, Nigeria
  • B. D. OLUMOYEGUN Kogi State University, Anyigba. Kogi State, Nigeria
  • C. G. PHILIP Kogi State University, Anyigba. Kogi State, Nigeria
  • A. J. SHOYOMBO Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • A. A. ADELAJA Ahmadu Bello University. Zaria. Kaduna State. Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7469

Abstract

A study was conducted to compare growth performance and haematology of three commercial broiler chicken strains. A total number of 150 (comprising of 50 chicks each of Arbor Acre, Hubbard and Anak strains) day old chicks were used for the study. The birds were randomly allotted into three treatments with five replicates each. Data were collected on growth performance and haematology. Data collected were subjected to one way analysis of variance procedure of Statistical Analysis System software and significant means were separated using Tukey. The results revealed that all the haematological parameters were not significantly (P>0.05) affected by strain at both phases of growth with the exception of packed cell volume and white blood cell counts at the finisher phase. Results on growth performance showed that all the parameters were not significantly influenced (P>0.05) by strain effect except body weight and feed intake. Arbor-acre strain recorded higher (P<0.05) body weight and feed intake than Hubbard and Anak strains who had comparable record for these parameters at starter phase while the finisher phase result showed that strain had significant (P<0.05) effect on all the growth performance parameters studied. Arbor-acre was slightly superior (P<O.05) than Anak and Hubbard. It was therefore concluded that the Arbor-acre strain had better performance due to its fast growth, feed intake, feed conversion ability and feed cost per kg gain.

Author Biographies

A. A. MUSA, Kogi State University, Anyigba. Kogi State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production

B. D. OLUMOYEGUN, Kogi State University, Anyigba. Kogi State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production

C. G. PHILIP, Kogi State University, Anyigba. Kogi State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production

A. J. SHOYOMBO, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

A. A. ADELAJA, Ahmadu Bello University. Zaria. Kaduna State. Nigeria

Departmen1 of Animal Science

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Published

2024-07-30

How to Cite

MUSA, A. A., OLUMOYEGUN, B. D., PHILIP, C. G., SHOYOMBO, A. J., & ADELAJA, A. A. (2024). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND HAEMATOLOGY OF THREE STRAINS OF COMMERCIAL BROILER CHICKENS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 165–168. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7469

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2017: NSAP 2017 Proceedings

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