Akinlade, O. O and Okusanya, P. O. (2020) Effect of Weather Parameters on Adaptability and Performance of Broiler Chicken reared during the Dry Season of North Central Nigeria. FEPI-JOPAS, 2 (1). pp. 45-54.
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Abstract
Effect of weather parameters on strains of broiler chicken reared during the dry season of north central Nigeria was carried out to determine the adaptability and performance of the birds. 120-day-old chicks consisting of 30 Arbor Acre (T1), Marshal (T2), Anak (T3) and Cobb (T4) were used for this study, and it lasted for six weeks. Data on the temperature, feed intake and growth performance were recorded. The highest temperature of 42.00 oC was recorded in the sixth week, and 38.8 oC was the least temperature which was observed in the second week. The study revealed that there was no observed significant difference in the feed intake from the 1st week to the 6 th week. A sharp decrease in weight gain across the treatment was observed in 6th week when the temperature was at 42.00 oC. At week 5 when the relative humidity was 79-51 % RH, the feed intake of T4 was reduced compared to T3, but T4 has the highest weight gain at this period which shows that it better utilizes the feed. It can be concluded that T4 was well adapted to temperature and relative humidity variations having the highest weight gain and feed conversion values.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 18:58 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2020 18:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1236 |
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