author(s)
IU Sheikh, N Kalita and JD Mahanta

abstract
A study was conducted on a total 600 numbers of chicks (200 each of Indigenous, Vanaraja and Crossbred) were reared in deep litter under intensive system of management. All the three types of chicken were fed uniform diet of Chick (0-8 weeks), Grower (9-20 weeks) and Layer (above 20 weeks) ration prepared with conventional feedstuffs as per BIS. The total cost of production per bird from day old to 72 weeks of age under intensive system was Rs. 900.91, Rs. 1223.56 and Rs. 1075.30 for Indigenous, Vanaraja and Crossbred (PB2x Indigenous) chickens respectively. The income/return from Indigenous, Vanaraja and Crossbred chickens was Rs.725, Rs.1265 and Rs.1040 per birds, respectively upto 72 weeks of age. The net profit realized per bird under intensive system was Rs. 41.44 for Vanaraja, while a loss of Rs. 35.30 and Rs. 175.91 for Crossbred and Indigenous chicken. From the present study it can be concluded that the performance of Indigenous, Vanaraja and Crossbred (PB2x Indigenous) birds can be improved under intensive system of management but it is not profitable to rear crossbred and indigenous chicken under intensive system.