A STUDY ON MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF LAYER PARENT STOCK (HISEX BROWN) IN MIRSARAI POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY MIRSARAI, CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH.

Abstract

The study was undertaken on five thousand Hisex Brown parent stock layer breeders at Mirsarai Poultry Farm and Hatchery for a period from 02/03/2012 to 30/03/2012 to observe housing, feeding, breeding, lighting, and disease control practices of Hisex Brown birds to observe production performance of the parent breeder stock under controlled housing system. The production performance was compared at 6 to 7 months of laying period under the slat system in controlled house. The selected farm supplied average 25.4gm,61.5gm and 113.38gm for starter(0-5wks),grower(6-17wks) and layer(18-50wks) for a day and the average body weight gain was 248.2,1171.67gm and 2145.21gm respectively for female.The average hen house egg production (24th-50th week)was 85.03%.The peak production achieved at 26th of age and the value is 90% which constant 32 weeks age. The peak production was 26-32 weeks of age (Average 90.57%). The average hatchability (24th-50th) was 84.78% which is efficient. The highest Hatching percentage was recorded at 42,43 and 44th weeks which was 90.62%,91.60%, and 91.04% respectively. The management system was controlled properly by proper feed supplement, vaccination, fumigation, ventilation, bio-security, and hygienic management regularly.