Gramapriya is a breed of chicken developed by the Project Directorate on Poultry based in Hyderabad, .[1] The Gramapriya starts laying eggs at an age of 175 days. In 72 weeks a Gramapriya chicken can lay 200–225.[2][3]
Gramapriya is a crossbred chicken developed by the Indian Government through a Hyderabad-based project under an All India Co-ordinated Research Project. Gramapriya chickens have been developed for backyard rearing. They have a high favourability rating among farmers in India.
Gramapriya chicken are best suited to preparation of TANDOORI&Grill type dishes.
There are two varieties of Gramapriya:
- White variety:- Good egg producer
- Coloured variety:- Dual purpose. Egg number is less than white variety->Promising features of Gramapriya are: =>Multi color feather pattern. =>Longer shanks. =>Lower predator threat. =>Moderate in body weight. =>Better egg production. =>Produce brown shell eggs.
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References
- ↑ "ഗ്രാമപ്രിയക്കും വനരാജനും പിന്നാലെ ഇനി കാവേരി കോഴികളും | mangalam.com". Test.mangalam.com. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "വിവിധ ഇനം കോഴികൾ". Farmextensionmanager.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ "Gramapriya: An egg producer in rural backyards" (PDF). Project Directorate on Poultry. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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