All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP)

 

The Directorate coordinates and monitors the network project of All India Coordinated Project on Poultry Breeding, being implemented in a total of 10 centres located in different Agricultural/Veterinary Universities and ICAR institutes. The primary objective of the project is to develop high yielding stocks of broilers and layers for commercial farming and thereby make the country self-reliant. Besides, another component of rural poultry was added and being implemented at Agartalaa and Jabalpur.

 

AICRP on Poultry for Egg

 

Objectives

1.       To evolve high yielding strains/strain crosses with average performance of 305 eggs with more than 54 g of egg weight at 40 wks of age and less than 1% layer house mortality per month.

2.       To estimate genetic gains from selection in the principal and correlated traits.

3.       To compare the different breeding methods for improving the principal performance traits.

 

Network Canters

1.      Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Hyderabad

2.      Kerala Agricultural University, Mannuthy

3.      Anand Agricultural University, Anand

4.      Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar

 

 

AICRP on Poultry for Meat

 

Objectives

1.       To evolve a commercial broiler with at least 1700g body weight at 6 wks of age, with feed efficiency of less than 2.00 and mortality less than 5 per cent up to 5 wks of age.

2.       To estimate genetic gains from selection in the principal and correlated traits.

3.       To compare different breeding methods for improving the principal performance trait and reduction in size of broiler dam line through introduction of dwarf gene.

 

Network Canters

1.      Karnakata Veterinary, Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Bangalore

2.      Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar

3.      Guru Angad Dev University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Ludhiana

4.      Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar

 

 

AICRP on Rural Poultry

 

Objectives

1.       To test various stocks developed for rural poultry production at both on farm as well as at farmers door for suitability of different germplasm developed for rural poultry production for backward and tribal areas.

2.       To record various growth and production traits, phenotypic appearance, adoptability behaviour, scavenging feed base, housing and earning data etc. both at on farm as well as at farmers’ door.

3.       To develop newer varieties of chicken for rural/tribal poultry farming

 

Network Canters

1.      ICAR Research Complex for NE region, Agartala

2.      Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur

 

Technology Developed by AICRP

The promising crosses released from AICRP centres are as follows.

 

Layer crosses                                                                    

ILI-80 (CARI, Izatnagar)                                     

ILM-90 (KAU, Mannuthy)                                   

ILR-90 (ANGRAU, Hyderabad)                            

 

Broiler crosses      

B-77 (CARI, Izatnagar)

IBL-80 (PAU, Ludhiana)

IBB-80 (UAS, Bangalore)

CARIBRO-Dhanaraja (CARI, Izatnagar)


High Yielding layer and broiler crosses available for supply at different centres

 

ILI-80

A layer bird for commercial egg production

 

Performance characteristics

Egg production (Hen housed)

298

Egg production (Hen day)

302

Egg weight (g)

57.4

Feed consumption (bird/day) (g)

120

Feed consumption/doz eggs (kg)

1.93

 

Supply Contact

The Principal Scientist

AICRP on Poultry Breeding for Eggs

CARI, Izatnagar-243 122

BAREILLY, UP

Ph : 0581-2300204/2303223/2301220

 

 

 

ILM-90

A layer bird for commercial egg production

 

Performance characteristics

Egg production (Hen housed)

279

Egg production (Hen day)

288

Egg weight (g)

57

Feed consumption (bird/day) (g)

121

Feed consumption/doz eggs (kg)

1.96

 

Supply Contact

The Principal Scientist

AICRP on Poultry Breeding for Eggs

Mannuthy, Kerala

Ph : 0487-2370237

 

 

 

ILR-90

A layer bird for commercial egg production

 

Performance characteristics

Egg production (Hen housed)

284

Egg production (Hen day)

289

Egg weight (g)

55.6

Feed consumption (bird/day) (g)

118

Feed consumption/doz eggs (kg)

1.96

 

Supply Contact

The Principal Scientist

AICRP on Poultry Breeding for Eggs

SVVU

Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030, AP

Ph : 040-24015316

 

 

 

CARIBRO-Dhanaraja

A coloured bird for commercial broiler production

 

Performance characteristics

6 wks body weight (g)

1580

7 Wks body weight (g)

1984

FCR up to 6 wks

1.71

Dressing %

74.8

Margin of profit / bird (rs)

30.45

 

Supply Contact

The Principal Scientist

AICRP on Poultry Breeding for Meat

CARI, Izatnagar 243 122

Bareilly, UP

Ph : 0581-2300204/2303223/2301220

 

 

 

 

IBL-80

A coloured bird for commercial broiler production

 

Performance characteristics

6 wks body weight (g)

1588

7 Wks body weight (g)

1986

FCR up to 6 wks

1.89

Dressing %

72.7

Margin of profit / bird (rs)

30

 

Supply Contact

The Principal Scientist

AICRP on Poultry Breeding for Meat

PAU, Ludhiana, Panjab

Ph : 0161-2401960