Laying birds
- Mortality at 16 weeks: 1.8%
- Laying onset: 16 – 18 weeks
- Early peak production at 1 – 1.5 months from laying onset.
- Peak egg production: 95 – 98%
- Long peak production of 6 – 8 months
- Production period: 12 – 18 months at above 80%
- Mortality from 16 weeks – 78 weeks: 3.5%
- Feed to egg ratio (kg/kg) – 2.10
- Strong and brown egg shells; less breakages; more income
Broiler birds
- Mortality at slaughter: less than 5%
- Age at slaughter: 5 – 6 weeks
- Birds have 1.2 – 1.6Kg dressed weight
- Harvests of 6 – 7 crops per house per year.
- Feed conversion ratio: 1.8 – 2.0