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International Journal of Poultry Science

Year: 2015 | Volume: 14 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 213-221
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2015.213.221
Partial Ablation of Uropygial Gland Effect on Production Performance of Akar Putra Chicken
Hasan S.A. Jawad, Lokman Hakim Bin Idris, Saad A. Naji, MdZuki Bin Bakar and Azhar Bin Kassim

Abstract: In an experiment with 120 Akar Putra chicken, the partial uropygialectomy effects at 4 ages on production performance was determined. The experiment comprised 5 treatments (24 chicken/treatment), with 3 replicates for each (8 chicken/replicate). Experimental treatments consist of a control treatment T1, partial ablation of uropygial gland (uropygialecomy) were applied on T2, T3, T4 and T5 treatments at 3, 4, 5 and 6 weeks, respectively. Body weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio for males and females were recorded weekly. The results revealed remarkable significant (p<0.01) enhancing for partial uropygialectomy treatments than control group in all of males and females body weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio measurements. Variation ratio of production performance parameters for Partial Uropygialectomy treatments than control group was calculated to support the results. Best results were indicated in T2 treatment when partial uropygialectomy performed at week 3.

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Hasan S.A. Jawad, Lokman Hakim Bin Idris, Saad A. Naji, MdZuki Bin Bakar and Azhar Bin Kassim, 2015. Partial Ablation of Uropygial Gland Effect on Production Performance of Akar Putra Chicken. International Journal of Poultry Science, 14: 213-221.

Keywords: Avian gland, uropygial gland and Akar Putra chicken

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