Table 1.
Characteristics of crossbreds in the Aviagen portfolio at 2.5 kg live weight. Average daily gain (ADG), days to 2.5 kg, feed conversion rate (FCR), % eviscerated yield and breast yield, and % livability.
| Crossbred | ADG | Days to 2.5kg |
FCR 2.5kg |
% Evis |
% Breast |
% Liveability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross 308 | 66.3 | 37.7 | 1.53 | 73.4 | 25.3 | 96.5 |
| Ross 708 | 64.1 | 39.0 | 1.53 | 74.5 | 27.0 | 97.0 |
| Rustic Classic | 57.0 | 43.9 | 1.68 | 72.7 | 24.4 | 97.5 |
| Rustic Gold | 52.0 | 48.1 | 1.75 | 71.9 | 23.2 | 98.0 |
| Ranger Classic | 48.7 | 51.3 | 1.80 | 71.3 | 22.3 | 98.1 |
| Ranger Gold | 44.0 | 56.8 | 1.87 | 70.5 | 20.9 | 98.3 |
| Rambler Ranger | 33.0 | 76.0 | 2.15 | 69.3 | 18.1 | 98.5 |