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A study was conducted to investigate the effects of free-range, part-time free range, and confinement rearing systems on growth performance and slaughter traits in Lakha, Mushki, Peshawari, and Sindhi Aseel for 10-week duration (7-16 week). In total, 216 Aseel cockerels (6-wk-old), 54 from each variety, were allotted to 12 experimental groups, in a 3 × 4 (rearing system × Aseel variety) factorial arrangement under a randomized complete block design, replicated 3 times with 6 birds in each. Final body weight, weight gain, folds of increase, and mortality parameters of growth performance and carcass yield, breast, thigh, drumstick, wing, liver, gizzard, and heart parameters of slaughter traits were evaluated. Data were analyzed by using 2-way ANOVA under factorial arrangement. The results indicated increased body weight gain, folds of increase, breast and drumstick in both confinement and part-time free range (P |
