Correlation between body weight and egg weight of Dokki and Fayoumi hen in Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Dokki and Fayoumi hens were studied for their egg production and feed consumption features. Feed consumption of 101.67 and 105.4 gram per day per Dokki and Fayoumi hens bird was observed in the under test poultry from 20th to 40th weeks of age. In Dokki breed, the total egg production was recorded as 47.2% and average number of egg per hen was 66.2%. In this type an average increased egg weight was found from 39.2g to 45.9g. An average body weight gain during the 20th to 40th week of age was observed as 0.67kg. The survival/viability was 93.74% under the test conditions. On the other hand in Fayoumi breed, total egg production was 54.7% and the average egg weight 41.6 grams. The average body weight of the hen at 20th week of age was 1.35 kg and at 40th week of age was 1.684 kg; with an average gain in the body weight during 20th to 40th week of age was 0.325 kg. The mortality in Fayoumi was 5.45% recoded and survival was 94.55% whereas in Dokki it was 6.36 and survival was 93.74. In the both under test breed positive correlation between body weight and egg weight was recorded