MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF COBB 500 AND SASSO 51 BROILER BREEDERPARENTSTOCK AT NOURISH POULTRY FARM IN GAZIPUR DISTRICT

Abstract

The study was undertaken on seventeenth thousand six hundred Cobb500 and eleven thousand eight hundred seventy three broilers breeder parent stock at NOURISH Poultry and hatchery, Gazipur, in Dhaka for a period of time 30days from September 15 to October 14, 2010 to observe housing, feeding, medication, vaccination and disease control practices of two different types of broiler breeder parent stock under open housing system. The feeding system was Adlibitum basis. Temperature, humidity and ventilation was controlled automatically within the open house system rearing of broiler breeder parent stock. Average feed intake, average live weight gain, feed conversion ratio, health status and mortality were recorded on a daily basis. The production performance parameters showed that average body weight gain of cobb500 male and female was 1120gm and 830gm respectively, and also average body weight gain of SASSO 51 male and female was 803gm and 590gm respectively within 42 days. Mortality rate was 3.71% in SASSO broiler birds. In case of Cobb 500 mortality rate was 2.31% .All the values were slightly below the company standard. It is concluded that Cobb500 has overall good performance that can fulfill the customer's demand. On the others, SASSO is the color broiler, which has good taste, appearance and fine texture. An increased feed intake followed by faster growth rate in both of two parent stock rearing. So all of about things was mainly depends on their proper management practices.