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{{Short description|Breed of chicken}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{About|the poultry breed|Chavda king with same name|Vanraja Chavda}}
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| country = [[India]]
| distribution = India
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| use = Dual: eggs & meat
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'''Vanaraja''' is a dual-purpose [[chicken]] variety developed by the [[ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research]] (formerly Project Directorate on [[Poultry]]) in [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanaraja|url=http://www.pdonpoultry.org/pdpnew/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94:vanaraja&catid=50:photo-gallery|website=Directorate of Poultry Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research|publisher=Department of Agricultural Research and Education|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> Vanaraja is aimed a rural communities<ref name=dad>[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_50004124 Breed data sheet: Vanaraja/India]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2015.</ref> where it can be reared in backyard on natural, scavenged food with minimal supplementation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icar.org.in/en/node/7068|title=Backyard Poultry Farming of Vanaraja Breed: A Less Capital Enterprise - Indian Council of Agricultural Research|work=icar.org.in}}</ref> It produces [[egg]]s and [[meat]] based on rearing and feeding practices. Important features of this breed are multi-color [[feather]] pattern, [[immunity (medical)|immunity]] to disease, perform with less nutrition, grow faster and produce more eggs, produce [[brown egg]]s like local hens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanaraja|url=http://www.pdonpoultry.org/pdpnew/images/extfiles/reports/Vanaraja.pdf|website=Directorate of Poultry Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research|publisher=Department of Agricultural Research and Education|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vanaraja|url=http://www.icar.org.in/en/node/3665|website=Indian Council of Agricultural Research|publisher=Department of Agricultural Research and Education|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vanaraja|url=http://www.icar.org.in/en/node/7068|website=Indian Council of Agricultural Research|publisher=Department of Agricultural Research and Education|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>

Vanaraja give their best performance when reared [[free range]]. They each produce up to 110 eggs per year, and weigh {{convert|2.2|to|2.6|lb|1|order=flip}} at age 6 to {{frac|6|1|2}} months. [[Vaccination]] of native [[bird]]s along with Vanaraja is recommended. Excess body weight may reduce egg production. Vanaraja are mainly found in [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] and being supplied to 26 states of India from ICAR-DPR, Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanaraja|url=http://www.pdonpoultry.org/pdpnew/images/extfiles/reports/vanarajae.pdf}}</ref>

==External links==
* [http://www.icar.org.in/en/node/7068 Backyard Poultry Farming of Vanaraja Breed: A Less Capital Enterprise], Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Access: 25 February 2015.

==References==
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{{Chicken breeds originating in India}}

[[Category:Chicken breeds originating in India]]
[[Category:Chicken breeds]]

Vanaraja - Revision history

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