Egg production and quality assessment of Nigerian indigenous chicken genotypes and their crosses with Marshall

Autor: C. O. N. Ikeobi, U. Akpan, O. A. Adebambo, O. M. O. Idowu, O. A. Bassey
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 43:28-36
ISSN: 0331-2062
DOI: 10.51791/njap.v43i1.2740
Popis: This study focused on investigating the reproductive performance of Nigerian indigenous chickens and their crosses with Marshall. The genotypes were normal-feathered (Nn), frizzle-feathered (Ff) and naked neck (Na) chickens, while the crossbreds with Marshall (M) breed were MNn, MFf and MNa respectively (Marshall being the sire while the indigenous are dams). Data were taken on; weekly egg production, weight at first egg and age at first egg. Genotype significantly (P
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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