Journal of Biological Sciences1727-30481812-5719Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jbs.2002.361.363M. S. K. Sarker M. A. Islam S. U. Ahmed J. Alam 6200226A total of 100 ISA-Vedette, 100 Arbor Acres and 1000 Hybro fast growing broiler
chicks were divided in to 5 replications having 20 chicks in each, reared up to 42
days of age to select the suitable broiler strain of better profitability and meat yield
traits. A total of 30 representative male and female broiler from each breed
slaughtered at 42 days of age to investigate the dressing yield. ISA-Vedette was
the highest in respect of body weight (1552.25 m/b) and feed intake (3105 m/b)
followed by Hybro (1401.60 and 2764 m/b) and Arbor Acres (1372.48 and 2749
m/b) respectively. Production cost and profitability of ISA-Vedette, Hybro and
Arbor Acres were 44.23 and 25.77, 50.01 and 20.00 and 50.41 and 19.49 Tk/kg
live bird respectively. The strains were significantly for body weight, blood
weight and giblet weight. Despite there was no significant difference among the
strains, ISA-Vedette was the superior for dressing yield to the other strains. That
ISA-Vedette is the most suitable strain in tropical environment in comparison
with the other strains (Hybro and Arbor Acres).]]>Akter, N.,19961996Azad, M.M.H.,19961996Baghel, R.P.S. and K. Pradhan,19896611761178Nwagu, B.I. and C.C. Nwosu,199464651653Bohren, B.B., J.C. Rogler and J.R. Carson,19826118041808Branvie, A., D. Ciric, N. Sujica, J. Popovick and M. Nedeljkov,198520911Harris, G.C.J. and G.S. Nelson,19952467Horniakova, E.,19881433Howlider, M.A.R. and S.P. Rose,198743228237Howlider, M.A.R. and S.P. Rose,1989306167Islam, M.A.,20002000May, J.D., B.D. Lott and J.D. Simmons,199877499501Perreault, N.A. and S. Lesson,198732931Rahman, M.M.,19901990Tawfik, E.S., A.M.A. Osman, M. Ristic, W. Hebeler and F.W. Klein,198953235244Zullitch, W., A. Wurzner and F. Lettarer,198915306306