@article {10.3844/ajavsp.2026.2.1,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Growth Performance and Blood Profiles of Indigenous Venda Chickens Under Intensive and Semi-Intensive Rearing Systems},
author = {Oris Antwi, Boasiako and Ogbuewu, Ifeanyichukwu Princewill and Mbajiorgu, Christian Anayo},
volume = {21},
number = {1},
year = {2026},
month = {Apr},
pages = {2-1},
doi = {10.3844/ajavsp.2026.2.1},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2026.2.1},
abstract = {A 91-day trial examined the impact of two production systems on crop content, growth performance, hematology, and blood chemistry of indigenous Venda chickens. One-day-old Venda chickens (n = 100) were randomly assigned to two treatments (T1 and T2) and replicated five times with 10 birds per replication. Venda chickens in each group were placed in five replicate pens, each having 10 chicks arranged in a completely randomized design. Birds in the T1 (intensive) and T2 (semi-intensive) groups received a starter diet (19.52% CP, 3141.48 kcal/kg ME) from 1-49 days and a grower diet (18.03% CP, 3155.58 kcal/kg ME) from 50-91 days. The proximate analysis indicated that the crop content of semi-intensively reared birds had higher phosphorus and ME values than those of intensively reared birds. During the starter and grower phases, birds managed semi-intensively had significantly better (p},
journal = {American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}