Management of Rajasree chicks, Growers and Layers

1. Management of Rajasree
chicks, Growers and Layers
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2. Indian Poultry Industry
• Annual growth rate-
Layers- 5-7%
Broilers- 10-12%
• India – 52 billons – third largest egg producer ( Panda, 2009)
• India – 23Millons – fifth largest meat producer ( Panda, 2009)
• Egg availability – 48-50 per head ( Panda, 2009)
• Poultry meat availability – 1.8-2 Kg ( Panda, 2009)
• ICMR Recommendation – 180 eggs and 11 kg meat
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3. BYP Contribution
• Significant contribution to national product:
– It occupies 27% of the total poultry population
– Contributes 21% of the national egg production
– 8.47% of the total poultry meat production
• Significant contribution to the poorer households in
terms of nutrition, income and assets.
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4. Chicken Population (‘000)
AP 58341
CA 30291
Ray 4647
T 23403
AP 18209
CA 7282
Ray 2185
T 8742
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5. A Case study in Andhra Pradesh
Total
No. Of
birds
purch
ased
No.
of
bird
s
died
Purch
ase
cost
Rs.
(A)
Consum
ed birds
Birds Sold Eggs sold Eggs
consumed
Gross
return
- Rs.
G=(B+
C+D+
E)
Net
profit -
Rs
H=(G-
A)
N
o
Valu
e
- Rs.
(B)
No. Value
-Rs.
-(C)
No.
of
eggs
Value
Rs.
(D)
no Val
ue
Rs.
(E)
50 15 1750 1 145 34
(28F
+ 6
M)
4930 2500 6250 300
@
2.50
750 12075 10325
INCOME FROM DRY LAND:
Owns 3acres dry land (cultivated Bajra, Castor and red
gram in 3ac)
invested Rs.2000 on 3ac and gained Gross Profit of
Rs.6000/-
Net profits of Rs. 4000 from 3ac, i.e. Rs. 1333 per ac in
the year 2010.
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6. Comparing Household Incomes
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7. Traditional Scavenging Chicken
12 - 15 Eggs brooded
4-5 Eggs Domestic
consumption
8 Chicks
Predators Birds of Prey
Snakes
Felines
carnivores
20 Eggs
20 Eggs
2 – 4 Pullets
Productivity of Indigenous Chicken (FAO-1995)
Diseases
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8. Local non-descript fowls
Small in size
Poor egg production
Small clutch size
Prominent brooding instinct
But-
Suitable to harsh climate
Resistance to Diseases
Mothering instinct
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9. Plumage colours of Native chicken
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10. Why improved birds
• The % of native birds in the total poultry
population has dropped from 50% about 30
years ago to about 10% now (Rangnekar
and Rangnekar, 1999)
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11. Improved birds requirement
• Rearing in small no. (10-15)
• Acclimatization to the backyards
• Day – Scavenging & Night - Shelter
• Supplementary grain feeding - optional
• Drinking water - essential
• Ca source supplementation - laying
• Deworming & vaccination
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12. RAJASREE BIRDS
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13. Important features of Rajasree
•Attractive-multi-coloured plumage
•Longer shanks to run away from predators
•High general immune competence
•Grows faster than desi hen
•Produces more eggs which are brown in colour.
•Rajasree birds body weight is moderate
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14. Economic trait Rajasree bird
(under farm
condition)
Rajasree bird
(under field
condition)
Body weight
(gm’s) Male
at 20 week
1800-2000 1408
Body weight
(gm’s)
Female at 20
week
1365 1114
No. of Eggs
up to 72
weeks
170 140
Average Egg
weight
(gm’s)
60 55
Age at first
egg (days)
139 156
Management at Farm and Field level
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15. Economic trait Rajasree bird Native bird
Female birds
performance
Bodyweight(g
m’s)at 20 week
1114 800-950
No.of Eggs up
to 72 weeks
140 45-60
Average Egg
weight (gm’s)
at 40th week
55 32-40
Age at first
egg (days)
156 224
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16. BROODING
Before housing the chicks,
Arrange litter material
News paper
Metal or wooden brooders
Heat source of 2-3 watts /chick is
required
chick guard
brooding temperature
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17. Package of Practices
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19. Feeding
This grains offered (19.53gm
/bird/day) every day in the
morning or evening.
The broken/shell less eggs can be
minimize by supplementing
calcium sources (lime powder ,shell
grit,stone grit etc) at 3-5 gm
/bird/day.
During summers harvested paddy
fields also serve the purpose.
Housing
•Mean coop floor area - 0.87 ft2/bird
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20. Feed ingredients for Rajasree birds
Ingredient Chick Grower Layer Cock Breeder
layer
Maize 210 210 225 220 240
DORB 90 122 65 100 100
Soya bean 140 45 110 56 70
Sunflower 40 100 57 100 65
Shell grit 13 15 35 15 15
DCP 7 7 10 7 7
TM 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Salt 2 2 2 2 2
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21. Maize/Bajra/Jowar/Ragi/
Broken rice
42 parts
Rice bran /DORB 20 parts
Soyabean meal/ Sunflower
cake /Groundnut cake
36 parts
Vitamin and mineral
mixture
2 parts
Farmer can make the feed by coarsely ground form of feed
ingredient as follows
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22. Rearing of Rajasree birds at field level
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23. Medication water providing at field level to the
Rajasree birds
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24. Rajasree birds with Night shelters
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25. Rearing of Rajasree birds at Field level
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26. Rearing of Rajasree birds at Field level
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27. Rearing of Rajasree birds at Field level
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28. Shell grit providing to the Female Rajasree
birds under field condition
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29. Colour layer bird eggs
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30. Colour layer birds eggs under field level
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31. Brooding of Rajasree chicks
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32. Medicines & Herbs
• Garlic juice and tulsi leaves - respiratory
problems
• Turmeric - external application on
wounds
• Turmeric - internally when sick
• Aromatic shrub Premna serratifolia (Local
name: Narimunja) - ectoparasitism.
• The fruit of the thorny plant of Pandanus
sp. (Local name: kaitha) -
• Alcohol – to sick birds
• Treating bacterial white diarrhoea with
powdered bark of Ailanthus excelsa
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33. Disease Age Route of
administration
Marek’s
disease
1st day S/C injection
Lasota 5-7th
day
Eye drops
Gumbro
(IBD)
14th day Eye drops
Lasota
(Booster)
28th day Eye drops
Gumbro
(IBD
Booster)
30th day Eye drops
Fowl pox 36th day I/M
R2B Live 6th week I/M
HEALTH CARE
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34. Conclusions
 Increased income and also provide food security to the rural
people.
 Besides generating employment for women / unemployed
rural youth improve their socio-economic status.
 Intensive and Free range backyard production can be
advantageously promoted in rural areas.
 RPS can create a new opportunity for exporting naturally
grown organic eggs to the health conscious.
Kodi valla Koti Labhalu- “Poultry-a million benefits”
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35. Thanks for Your
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