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Vencobb Breeder   Vencobb chicks
a. Vencobb

General specifications of Vencobb
  1. Product of Venky’s Limited.
  2. Performance specifications (under ideal conditions).
Age 35 days
Live weight 1.950 kg
Breast meat (35 days) 18.20% of live weight
FCR 1.56







AP Ross Chicks
b. AP Ross
  1. Product of Aviagen Limited
  2. Performance Specifications (under ideal conditions)
Age 35 days
Live weight 2.225 kg
Breast meat (35 days) 22.45% of live weight
FCR 1.46








 
Hubbard Breeder   Hubbard chicks
c. Hubbard

General specifications of Hubbard:
  1. Developed by Ira and Oliver Hubbard.
  2. The “feed saver breed”, saves feed upto 15% as compared to other breeds to produce a kilogram of meat.
  3. FCR of 1.49
  4. Growth rate is 57.23 grams/day.
 
Lohmann breeder   Lohmann chicks
d. Lohmann

General specifications of Lohmann:
  1. Weight at 35 days reaches to 2.12 kg
  2. FCR is1.58
  3. Basically a dual purpose breed.
Starbro broiler
e. Starbro

General specifications of Starbro:
  1. Have comparatively high fat content in their body.
  2. FCR is maintained upto 4 kg body weight. FCR is 1.51
  3. Rapid weight gain as compared to other breeds.
  4. Growth rate is 59.18 grams/day.
  5. Growth rate is low during rainy season.
Anak-2000
f. Anak-2000

General specifications of Anak-2000:
  1. Weight gain at 35 days is 1.623 kg
  2. FCR is low as compared to other breeds.
  3. Can tolerate extremities of weather as compared to other breeds.
  4. Give good results on feeding of maize and millets.
B-77
g. B-77

General specifications of B-77:

Weight at 6 weeks 1.300kg
Weight at 7 weeks 1.600kg
FCR 2.3
Livability 98%







Caribro-91
h. Caribro-91

General specifications of Caribro-91:

Weight at 6 weeks 1.650 kg
Weight at 7 weeks 2.150kg
FCR 1.92
Livability 98%







Chabro
i. Chabro

General specifications of Chabro:
  1. Developed by Central Poultry Breeding Farm, Chandigarh.
  2. Available at Project Directorate on Poultry, Belicharan, Jammu.
  3. Dual purpose breed.
  4. Attains market at 42 days.
Breed First egg 50% Production Peak production Livability Egg production peak Feed efficiency Egg weight Net egg production (72 weeks)
ILI-80 17-18 weeks 150 days 26-28 weeks Grower (96%)Layer (94%) 92% 2.1 54 g 280 eggs
Golden-92 18-19 weeks 155 days 27-29 weeks Grower (96%)Layer (94%) 90% 2.2 54 g 265 eggs
Priya 17-18 weeks 150 days 26-28 weeks Grower (96%)Layer (94%) 92% 2.1 57 g 290 eggs
Sonali 18-19 weeks 155 days 27-29 weeks Grower (96%)Layer (94%) 90% 2.2 54 g 275 eggs
Devendra 18-19 weeks 155 days 27-29 weeks Grower (96%)Layer (94%) 90% 2.5 50 g 200 eggs




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Developed by :
Dr.Rahulpreet Singh
( M.V.Sc Scholar )		  Dr. Pranav Kumar
(Assistant Professor) 		Dr. Amandeep Singh
(M.V.Sc Scholar, IVRI )
Division of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.S. Pura, SKUAST Jammu