The J&K is hilly state with rural and tribal masses keeping poultry as a tradition for their livelihood since time immemorial. They rear desi chicken with low egg and meat production in backyard system. For developing the rural poultry farming, improved backyard poultry birds rearing is of very important. | Comparative performance of Vanaraja, Gramapriya and indigenous Desi bird under backyard system of rearing in Jammu province, India