Laying Performance and Hatchability Rate of True-To-Type Bolinao Native Chicken in ASIST Demo-Site Lagangilang, Abra

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the production performance between Abra and Bolinao, Pangasinan origin of True-to-type Bolinao native chicken under Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology ASIST (demo-site) in Lagangilang, Abra. The study was conducted for eight months from August 2022-March 2023. The average monthly egg production ranges from 7-14 with a mean of 10.27 from group A (Abra origin), while 5-12 eggs per hen in group B (Bolinao origin) with a mean of 8.93, hen-house egg production (HHEP) is higher in group A (34.13%) compared to group B with 29.65%. The average egg mass is quietly higher also in group A (14.54%), compared to group B with 13.10%, however, a significant T-test (0.05)higher egg weight is observed in group B (44.10 grams), compared to group A (42.46 grams), while in feed conversion ratio (FCR), better efficiency is observed in group B (2.72)which is significant at 0.05 level, compared to group A (2.83). In terms of hatchability rate, group A performed better (47.83%), compared to group B with 41.01%, while the weight of chicks upon hatching observed an insignificant result between the two groups with a mean of 27.49grams in group A and 27.09grams in group B respectively