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The Production Performance of Native Chicken in Taiwan
Date Issued
2007
Date
2007
Author(s)
Hu, Chia-Ning
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to study the native chicken growth performance in Taiwan from the January, 2004 to November, 2005. The major commercial native chicken strains in Taiwan were Red-feathered and Black-feathered native chicken. The production performance collected data monthly from contracted farms in Taiwan. The total flocks surveyed were 536 batches with 11,373 thousand birds. The production performance of native chicken in Taiwan were: average livability 89.51 ± 7.10%; marketed age 85.18 ± 8.39 days; marketed live weight 2.48 ± 0.28 kg; feed conversion 2.83 ± 0.28; production index 94.8 ± 22.1; cost over feed NT$ 22.44 ± 3.99 /0.6 kg; average price NT$ 30.20 ± 6.94 /0.6 kg. The results showed that the feed conversion, production index and cost over feed of the average livability more then 90% group was significantly better than those of the average livability less than 90% group(p<0.01). The feed conversion, production index and cost over feed of the marketed age less than 84 days group was significantly better than those of marketed age more then 84 days group(p<0.01). Native chicken in north and south Taiwan had different average livability, marketed age, marketed live weight, feed conversion, cost over feed, and average price. There were various interaction of strains, seasons, locations, and revenues on average livability, marketed age, marketed live weight, feed conversion, production index, cost over feed, average price, and average temperature.
The data described above gave the average production performance of commercial native chicken raised in Taiwan which should provide useful information for native chicken industry to improve.
The data described above gave the average production performance of commercial native chicken raised in Taiwan which should provide useful information for native chicken industry to improve.
Subjects
育成率
生產性能
native chicken
livability
production performance
Type
thesis
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