Vanaraja

This article is about poultry breed. For Chavda king with same name, see Vanraj Chavda.
Vanaraja
Country of origin India
Distribution India
Use Dual: eggs & meat
Traits
Weight Female: 2–2.2 kg (4–5 lb)
Classification
Chicken

Vanaraja is a dual-purpose chicken variety developed by the Project Directorate on Poultry in Hyderabad, India.[1] Vanaraja is aimed a rural communities[2] where it can be reared in back yards on natural, scavenged food with minimal supplementation.[3] It produces eggs and meat based on rearing and feeding practices. Important features of this breed are multi-color feather pattern, immunity to disease, perform with less nutrition, grow faster and produce more eggs, produce brown eggs like local hens.[4][5][6]

Vanaraja give their best performance when reared free range. They each produce up to 110 eggs per year, and weigh 1.0 to 1.2 kilograms (2.2 to 2.6 lb) at age 6 to  6 1⁄2 months. Vaccination of native birds along with Vanaraja is recommended. Excess body weight may reduce egg production. Vanaraja are mainly found in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

References

  1. ↑ "Vanaraja". Directorate of Poultry Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Department of Agricultural Research and Education. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Breed data sheet: Vanaraja/India. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Backyard Poultry Farming of Vanaraja Breed: A Less Capital Enterprise - Indian Council of Agricultural Research". icar.org.in.
  4. ↑ "Vanaraja" (PDF). Directorate of Poultry Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Department of Agricultural Research and Education. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Vanaraja". Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Department of Agricultural Research and Education. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Vanaraja". Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Department of Agricultural Research and Education. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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