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Hatching Egg Performance of Native Chickens Reared in the Intensive Housing System
Insani A.
Aip Conference Proceedings
Abstract
The objective of the research was to determine the hatching performance of four different types of native chicken reared in intensive housing systems. The types of native chickens used were Pelung, Allope, Kalosi, and Bangkok. All of the chickens were reared in a 1.25 x 2.5 m floored pen. All pens were equipped with the same feeder, drinker, nest, and lighting program. During the experiment, all chickens were fed with standard layer feed. Eggs produced from each group of chickens were selected and set in the incubation program using standard setter and hatcher operation. Three consecutive incubation periods were analyzed for the hatching performance of each chicken group. The parameters observed were fertility, hatchability, egg weight loss, chick yield, mortality, and chicks abnormality. The research revealed that rearing the native chicken in the intensive housing system could improve the hatching performance value. However, the Pelung chicken showed a tendency of lower hatchability value, indicating a need for adjustment in the rearing procedure to fit this chicken character. This study implied that Indonesian native chicken could maintain higher hatching performance if the rearing system improved into an intensive system.