Comparative Study of Performance of Rhode Island Red and Bovans White under Intensive Management in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Abstract

700 Rhode Island Red (RIR) and 600 Bovans White exotic poultry breeds were maintained under intensive management by private poultry farm in Mekelle were studied for production performance. Age of sexual maturity, day old body weight per bird, final body weight per bird, body weight gain, gain per bird per day, feed intake per bird, feed intake per bird per day, FCR and mortality % traits were studied for production performance in RIR and Bovans White. Age of sexual maturity, day old body weight per bird, final body weight per bird, body weight gain and gain per bird per day of RIR was significantly higher (p