Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chicken
This study evaluated the phenotypic and genetic parameters of indigenous Naked Neck (NN), exotic Black Australorp (BA), and their crossbred (NNBA) chickens. A total of 270 day-old chicks (30 per group) were raised under identical conditions from day 1 to 48 weeks of age. Growth performance, includin...
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| author | Mohammad Alam Naila Chand Shabana Naz Momin Khan Rifat Ullah Khan Ibrahim A. Alhidary Samia Abdelrahman Marco Ragni |
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| description | This study evaluated the phenotypic and genetic parameters of indigenous Naked Neck (NN), exotic Black Australorp (BA), and their crossbred (NNBA) chickens. A total of 270 day-old chicks (30 per group) were raised under identical conditions from day 1 to 48 weeks of age. Growth performance, including body weight, daily and total gain, feed consumption, and feed conversion ratio (FCR), was highest in BA, followed by NNBA, and lowest in NN. Carcass composition also varied significantly, with BA and NNBA having higher dressing percentages (62.98% and 62.68%, respectively) compared to NN (60.60%). BA produced the heaviest eggs (54.0 g), followed by NNBA (50.9 g) and NN (47.93 g). BA also had the best egg quality, hatchability, and FCR (3.15), with NNBA showing intermediate results. NN had the poorest performance in all traits. Age at sexual maturity was earlier in NNBA (161.23 days) compared to NN and BA. The study concluded that NNBA crossbreds outperformed NN in growth, carcass traits, and egg production, indicating their potential for enhancing rural poultry farming. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-12f3e53507b84e6d84b7d8853b7830f92025-08-20T02:57:53ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2024-12-012311624163410.1080/1828051X.2024.24189802418980Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chickenMohammad Alam0Naila Chand1Shabana Naz2Momin Khan3Rifat Ullah Khan4Ibrahim A. Alhidary5Samia Abdelrahman6Marco Ragni7Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of AgricultureFaculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of AgricultureDepartment of Zoology, Government College UniversityFaculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of AgricultureFaculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of AgricultureDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud UniversityCentral Veterinary LabSoil, Plant and Food Science, University of BariThis study evaluated the phenotypic and genetic parameters of indigenous Naked Neck (NN), exotic Black Australorp (BA), and their crossbred (NNBA) chickens. A total of 270 day-old chicks (30 per group) were raised under identical conditions from day 1 to 48 weeks of age. Growth performance, including body weight, daily and total gain, feed consumption, and feed conversion ratio (FCR), was highest in BA, followed by NNBA, and lowest in NN. Carcass composition also varied significantly, with BA and NNBA having higher dressing percentages (62.98% and 62.68%, respectively) compared to NN (60.60%). BA produced the heaviest eggs (54.0 g), followed by NNBA (50.9 g) and NN (47.93 g). BA also had the best egg quality, hatchability, and FCR (3.15), with NNBA showing intermediate results. NN had the poorest performance in all traits. Age at sexual maturity was earlier in NNBA (161.23 days) compared to NN and BA. The study concluded that NNBA crossbreds outperformed NN in growth, carcass traits, and egg production, indicating their potential for enhancing rural poultry farming.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2024.2418980crossbreedinggrowth performanceegg productionnaked neckreproduction |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Alam Naila Chand Shabana Naz Momin Khan Rifat Ullah Khan Ibrahim A. Alhidary Samia Abdelrahman Marco Ragni Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chicken Italian Journal of Animal Science crossbreeding growth performance egg production naked neck reproduction |
| title | Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chicken |
| title_full | Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chicken |
| title_fullStr | Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chicken |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chicken |
| title_short | Comparative growth, production, carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbred chicken |
| title_sort | comparative growth production carcass characteristics and reproduction performance of naked neck black australorp and their crossbred chicken |
| topic | crossbreeding growth performance egg production naked neck reproduction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2024.2418980 |
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