Growth performance of Nigerian local chickens in crosses involving an exotic broiler breeder
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- 作者：M. A. Adeleke (1) maadeleke2003@yahoo.com
S. O. Peters (12)
M. O. Ozoje (1)
C. O. N. Ikeobi (1)
A. M. Bamgbose (3)
Olufunmilayo A. Adebambo (1) - 关键词：Crossbreeding – ; Exotic – ; Genotypes – ; Indigenous chickens – ; Nigeria
- 刊名：Tropical Animal Health and Production
- 出版时间：March 2011
- 出版年：2011
- 期刊代码：75_00494747
- 类别：law
- 卷：43
- 期：3
- 页码：643-650
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
Six-hundred-and-seven-day-old chicks were generated from Nigerian local chickens consisting of three genotypes (Normal-feathered; Frizzled-feathered; Naked neck) and an exotic broiler breeder (Anak Titan) to evaluate growth performance for possible meat-type chicken development. Growth parameters measured were body weight, breast girth and keel length on weekly basis for 20 weeks. Effects of sire, dam and chick genotypes were significant (P < 0.001) on growth traits. At week 20, chickens sired by the Anak Titan weighed 1,614.82 g followed by Normal-feathered local chickens with body weight of 1,211.32 g. Progenies of Anak Titan and Naked neck dams weighed 1,761.96 and 1,292.80 g at week 20, respectively. Among purebreds, Anak Titan weighed 35.05 g at day-old and had heaviest body weight of 2,360.29 g at 20 weeks compared to the three local strains. The average body weights for the crossbred, Normal-feathered脳Anak Titan at day-old and week 20 were 36.39 and 1,577.63 g, respectively. This was followed by Anak Titan脳Naked neck with 33.32 g at day-old and 1,514.14 g at week 20. Sex had significant effect (P < 0.05) at weeks 16 and 20 with the males having higher mean values than their female counterparts. This study revealed that crosses involving Anak Titan sire脳Naked neck dam had highest growth performance, and there was no strain differences among the growth performance of purebred Nigerian local chickens.