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The Idea Of Random Sample Testing (RST) In Animal Breeding Was First
Proposed By Hagedoorn (1927), Who Advised Its Use For Laying Competitions In Holland
As An Alternative To Entering Group Of Pullets Pre-Selected For Higher Egg
Production By The Breeders. Hagedoorn’s Proposal Incorporated All Essential
Aspects Of Random Sample Testing Collection Of A Representative Sample Of The
Breeders’ Stock In The Form Of Hatching Eggs By An Independent Person On The
Breeder’s Premises. Hatching And Rearing Of All Entries At The Testing
Station, Drawing The Required Number Of Pullets For The Laying Competition
Randomly From Each Breeder’s Entry And Uniform Treatment Of All Entries
Throughout The Test. It Was Another Twenty Years Before Hagedoorn’s Idea Was
Put Into Practice When The First Random Sample Egg Laying Test Was |
Objective |
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· To Assess The Potentiality Of Performance Of Egg And Broiler Production Of The Genetic Stocks Of Chicken Developed By Public And Private Sectors For Commercial Purpose. |
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· This Is Being Achieved By Conducting Random Sample Test Under Uniform Environmental Conditions, Standard Management Practices And Scientific Randomization Techniques. |
Mission |
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· To Provide Necessary Information About The Performance Of Various Layer, Broiler And Low Input Stocks Available In The Country. |
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· To Provide Guidance To Poultry Breeders Regarding Relative Merits Of Various Economic Traits Of The Stocks In Different Agro Climatic Conditions. |
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· To Help In Establishing Norms Regarding Various Production Traits. |
Usefulness |
· The Tests Thus Serve The Farmers, Entrepreneurs And Scientists By Providing Information About The Production Potentiality Of Various Stocks Available, The Relative Economic Advantages To Enable Them To Choose The Stock, Evaluate The Merits Of Stock Developed By Them, Assessing Thereby The Comparative Success Of The Poultry Breeding Technique Followed By Them. |
