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HBBBAL, Bangalore -560 024, INDIA.

f3IVIVAJAPoultry Scientists at Department of Poultry Science

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India arethe pioneers and the first to make significant contributionto the Indian rural poultry farming by developing andreleasing a synthetic coloured dual-purpose strain namely"GIRIR-AJA".

Symbolically expressed, GIRIRAJA stands for kingof the jungle fowl. It is a strain bred to resemble localfowls. Sturdy and resistant, it can easily acclimatize itselfto any region and weather.

GIRIRAJA yields high quality and quantity of meat. Itcan survive lik~ any native stock, except for the routineRanikhet, no other vaccination is required. In a word,GIRIRAJA is a miracle fowl.

The performance of "GIRIRAJA" incomparison to Native Fowl.

Characters GIRIRAJA Native Fowl

Body wt. at 8 weeks (gm) 1600-1700 600-700(Scavenging conditions)

Livability % 98 90

Egg Prod. (One year) 140-150 70

Egg weight (gm) 55-65 45-50

Weight of Adult bird (Kg)

Male 4.5-5.5 2-2.5

Female 3.5-4.0 1.3-1.6

GIRIRAJA -Village Condition

~ Resembles local birds in colour and appearance

Sturdy and resistant to diseases

Salient Features of GIRIRAJA :

Acclimatizes to any region and weather

~ Body weight and egg production are three timesmore than that of local birds

~ Adopts well to scavenging conditions

Developed for small scale farmers and tribals

GIRIRAJA - "A Boon to the Villagers / Tribals"

For details contact:Professor and Head

Department of Poultry Science, University of AgriculturalSciences, Hebbal Campus, Bangalore -560 024, India.

Phone: 080 -341148~,3414384C.~ll

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