Effect of Deep Litter and Slatted Floor Systems on Broiler Breeder Performance of, Hatchability, Fertility and Exterior Quality of Eggs

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorKasthuriarachchi, K.A.D.H.
dc.contributor.authorGamlath, G.A.S.N.
dc.contributor.authorNambapana, N.M.N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-01T06:31:49Z
dc.date.available2019-07-01T06:31:49Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAn experiment was conducted to compare the effect of deep litter and slatted floor systems on broiler breeder performance, hatchability, fertilityand exterior quality of eggs. A total of 23100 female and 2100 male commercial broiler breeders (Cobb 500) were randomly assigned in to two different treatments and housed under two different rearing systems (deep litter and slatted floor) from 26 to 34 weeks of age. Each treatment replicated three times. Data were recorded daily and analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in Complete Randomized Block Design (RCBD) and means were separated using Tukey's means of comparison. The highest (P < 0.05) female body weight (3.6 kg), number of damaged eggs (143) and number of destroyed eggs (99) were recorded from 2/3rd of slatted floor system. The highest (P < 0.05) daily egg production (2846), male body weight (4.1 kg), and number of floor eggs (40), number of doubled yolk eggs (270), number of misshaped eggs (12) were recorded from deep litter system. Female and male mortality percentage, egg weight, number of tiny eggs, fertility and hatchability percentages were not affected by floor systems (P > 0.05).The results concluded that birds reared on deep litter system were exhibited better broiler breeder performance as compared to slatted floor system during 26 to 34 weeks.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9789550481194
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/1342/21-2018-Effect%20of%20Deep%20Litter%20and%20Slatted%20Floor%20Systems%20on%20Broiler%20Breeder.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectAnimal Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectAnimal Productionen_US
dc.subjectAnimal Production Technologyen_US
dc.titleEffect of Deep Litter and Slatted Floor Systems on Broiler Breeder Performance of, Hatchability, Fertility and Exterior Quality of Eggsen_US
dc.title.alternativeInternational Research Conference 2018en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
21-2018-Effect of Deep Litter and Slatted Floor Systems on Broiler Breeder.pdf
Size:
114.01 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
International Research Symposium of UWU-2018