author(s)
R Prabakaran and S Ezhil Valavan

abstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the production and reproduction performance of Aseel under tropical conditions of Tamil Nadu, India. The mean body weight of male and female Aseel at 8^th and 12^th week were 422.12±15.45; 382.35±10.20 and 1084.21±27.22; 928.15±38.18 g respectively. The body measurements revealed that Shank length (cm) was about 10.42±0.17 at 12^th week of age. The part time egg production 21-40 wk age studies revealed that HDEP (%) and HHEP (%) were 40.85±1.50 and 37.98±2.10 respectively. It was concluded that Aseel birds have the ability for higher production performance with high adaptability to local climatic conditions.