The growth and meat quality of H'mong chicken raised by industrial farming

This study was carried out at the experimental farm of Vietnam National University of Agriculture from January to December, 2016 on H’mong chickens that were raised by industrial farming. H’mong chickens were raised in three lots in order to observe the survival rate, growth capacity, FCR and quality of meat. The results show that Hmong chicken adapted well with industrial farming method, which supposedly contributed to the improvement in survival rate of chickens (94,1%) compared to traditional free-range farming method.. H'mong chickens have low weight and considerable growth speed. Average daily gain of H’mong chickens was increasing gradually from one to ten weeks of age and then decreasing. From one to 12 weeks, H'mong chickens consumes averagely 24.81 grams of feed per day and Feed Conversation Rate was 3.1 kg of feed/kg live body weight. Twelve week-old roosters and hens achieved body weight at 1206,7g and 1026,7g in respectively. H'mong chicken is a dual-purpose breed, producing an amount of thigh meat 1.3 times greater than breast meat. The proportion of iron in Hmong chicken meat is higher than that in other domestic chicken breeds and there are eight unsubstituted amino acids in the meat.
Key works: H’mong chickens, industrial farming.