Study on External Egg Quality Parameters and Hatchability of Sakini Breed in Swine and Avian Research Program, Lalitpur, Nepal

Eggs are an important and convenient source of protein for those living in rural regions. In addition, eggs from local hens popular traded a fair price. As result, the primary goal this study was to evaluate egg laying quality parameters Sakini (Gallus gallus domesticus) Nepal order better understand chicken’s reproductive fitness relationship between parameters. For this, total 120 different weeks (30 each week) were taken as sample. The sample collected birds ages i.e. 43rd, 48th, 56th, 57th weeks. These chickens raised same environment management conditions at Swine Avian Research Program (SARP), Khumaltar. candled during incubation, i.e., on 18th day. A strong light held under observe their fertility candling eggs. External like Egg weight, length, breadth, Shape index color measured. Fertility hatchability percentages calculated. findings have shown that highest rate observed 48.47 ±0.71 gm weight group 80 %. However, overall 48.73±0.68 which is 70 On basis shape index, there significantly (P<0.01) 67.26 ± 0.56