ISA Brown
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LAYER STRAINS · HENDRIX GENETICS
A long-established brown-egg hybrid, common worldwide and present in Pakistan alongside Lohmann and Hy-Line.
Best for
Brown-egg production where it is the strain your hatchery stocks.
What it is called, and how common it is
Asked for in the mandi as
ISA · layer murghi
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At a glance
- Egg colour
- Brown
- First egg
- ~18–20 weeks
- Temperament
- Docile, easy to manage
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Docile and forgiving to manage
- Long commercial track record
Trade-offs
- Availability in Pakistan varies more than Lohmann
In Pakistan
Found in the Pakistani market but less dominant than Lohmann Brown. Check supply before committing a shed to it.
Other layer strains
Sources
- Comparison of performance, meat quality and profitability of Cobb, Hubbard and Ross broiler strains
- Comparative growth and meat yield of Arbor Acres, Cobb 500 and Lohmann broiler strains
- Laying characteristics and egg geometry of four varieties of indigenous Aseel chicken in Pakistan
- Poultry Research Institute, Punjab — conservation and improvement of poultry breeds
- ZTBL — financing for Golden/Misri chicken poultry farming
- Comparative performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbreds