Open Access
Research
(Published
online: 24-08-2016)
17.
Studies on the effectiveness of
oral pellet vaccine in improving egg production and egg quality
in desi chicken -
T. Lurthu Reetha, J. Johnson Rajeswar, T. J. Harikrishnan, K.
Sukumar, P. Srinivasan
and J. John Kirubakaran
Veterinary World, 9(8): 900-903
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.900-903
T. Lurthu Reetha :
Tamil Nadu
Veterinary and Animal Sciences University - Regional Research,
Pudukkottai - 622 004, Tamil Nadu, India; drreethaarul@gmail.com
J. Johnson Rajeswar :
Department of
Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary College and Research
Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 001, Tamil Nadu, India; dr_johnswar@yahoo.com
T. J. Harikrishnan :
Directorate of
Research, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,
Chennai - 600 051, Tamil Nadu, India; tjhkrishnan@gmail.com
K. Sukumar :
Department of
Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary College and Research
Institute, Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; drksugu@gmail.com
P. Srinivasan :
Veterinary
University Training and Research Centre, Nagapattinam, Tamil
Nadu, India; srinipat2004@yahoo.com
J. John Kirubakaran :
Department of
Veterinary Microbiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai -
600 007, Tamil Nadu, India; jjohnk@gmail.com
Received: 31-03-2016, Accepted: 19-07-2016, Published online:
24-08-2016
Corresponding author:
T. Lurthu
Reetha, e-mail: drreethaarul@gmail.com
Citation:
Reetha TL, Rajeswar JJ, Harikrishnan TJ, Sukumar K, Srinivasan
P, Kirubakaran JJ (2016) Studies on the effectiveness of oral
pellet vaccine in improving egg production and egg quality in
desi chicken, Veterinary World, 9(8): 900-903.
Abstract
Aim:
To study the
effect of Newcastle disease (ND) oral pellet vaccine in egg
production and egg quality in desi chicken.
Materials and
Methods:
The study was
conducted at Veterinary University Training and Research Centre,
Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. A total of 48-day-old desi chicks
obtained from a private hatchery in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, were
maintained under cage system of rearing up to 52 weeks of age as
per standard management practices. All the 48 chicks were
divided into six groups having eight chicks in each group were
subjected to different treatment regimes. All the birds were
challenged at 52 weeks of age with 0.5 ml dose of 104.0
egg infectious dose 50 virulent ND field virus. 10
eggs from each group were randomly collected during the last 3
days of 8 weeks interval period from 28 to 52 weeks of age and
were used to measure the egg quality parameters. The production
performance of each group was assessed at 4 weeks interval
period from 25 to 52 weeks of age.
Results:
In
all the six treatment groups with respect to egg production, no
significant difference (p≥0.05) was noticed from 25 to 52 weeks
of age. Similarly, in egg weight, egg shape index and specific
gravity, no significant difference (p≥0.05) was noticed from 28
to 52 weeks of age.
Conclusion:
From
this study, it is concluded that the administration of ND oral
pellet vaccine to desi chicken does not affect the egg
production performance, egg weight, egg shape index, and
specific gravity of egg.
Keywords:
effectiveness, egg production, egg quality, desi chicken, oral
pellet vaccines.
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