STUDY ON CARE, MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION PERFORMENCES OF HUBBARD CLASSIC PARENT STOCK AT SANOWARA HATCHERY AND POULTRY FARM LTD. ,CHANDANAIS IN CHITAGONG DISTRICT

Abstract

The study was conducted to observe the care and management and production performances of Hubbard classic broiler parent strain at Sanowara Hatchery and Poultry Farm Limited in Chittagong district. The study was undertaken on eight hundred classic parent stock broiler breeder for a period of 30 days from May 2009 to June 2009 observe farm management including housing, feeding, watering, lighting, litter management, debeaking, deworming, vaccination, daily routine work of farm, record keeping and bio-security. The average observed body weight of hubbard classic male birds at 5th, 10th , 15th , 20th , & 25th weeks were 682gm, 1310gm, 1915gm, 2565gm & 3205gm respectively. The average body weight of hubbard classic female birds at 05th , 10th , 15th , 20th, 25th, & 30th weeks were 596gm ,1052gm, 125gm, 2240gm, 2980gm respectively .The average observed hen day egg production of the flock at 25th , 30th , 35th, 40th , 50th, 60th, & 65th weeks were 10.20%, 82.63%, 78,165%, 79.2%, 75.26%, 72.15%, & 62.26% respectively. The average hen house egg production of the flock (25-68wks) was 64.01% and average hatchability(25-68wks) was 83.01%. The standard hatchability is 80%, hen day egg production is 71% and hen house egg production is 65% for Hubbard Classic parent stock broiler breeder. So that, Hubbard classic performs well at Sanowara Hatchery and Poultry Farm Ltd , in Chittagong district.