A morphometrical study on the skull of Padovana chicken

Autor: Rina Verdiglione, Chiara Rizzi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 785-796 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1828-051X
1828051X
DOI: 10.1080/1828051X.2017.1412810
Popis: A trial was carried out to study the head and skull characteristics in a crested chicken breed with cerebral hernia located in a frontal bony protuberance, an uncrested chicken hybrid strain and their relative crosses. Males and females from five genotypes were used: two Padovana breed varieties (two colour plumages: Padovana argentata, silver -PA- and Padovana camosciata, chamois -PC-), the relative cross (PCxPA), a commercial single comb medium-growing strain (Berlanda gaina [B]) and the cross between PC and B (PCxB). As regards skull dimensions B showed heavier, longer, and wider skull than Padovana group (p
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