On-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken breeds for smallholder poultry production systems in Nigeria

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationObafemi Awolowo Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University of Agriculture, Nigeriaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestocken_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierTadelle Dessie: 0000-0002-1630-0417en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-02158-9en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1573-7438en_US
cg.issue4en_US
cg.journalTropical Animal Health and Productionen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL BREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriBREEDSen_US
cg.subject.ilriCHICKENSen_US
cg.subject.ilriGENETICSen_US
cg.subject.ilriINDIGENOUS BREEDSen_US
cg.subject.ilriPOULTRYen_US
cg.volume52en_US
dc.contributor.authorBamidele, Oladejien_US
dc.contributor.authorSonaiya, E.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdebambo, Ayotunde Olufunmilayoen_US
dc.contributor.authorDessie, Tadelleen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-29T09:24:26Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-12-29T09:24:26Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110665en_US
dc.titleOn-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken breeds for smallholder poultry production systems in Nigeriaen_US
dcterms.abstractAvailability of appropriate genetics is important for the development of smallholder poultry (SHP). The biological potential of improved dual purpose chicken germplasms was evaluated in Nigeria.A total of six breeds (Fulani, FUNAAB Alpha, Kuroiler, Noiler, Sasso, and Shika-Brown) were tested on-station, in deep litter houses at two test centres (Public and private facility) for 504 days. Birds were fed ad libitum for the first 140 days after which restricted feeding was practised.Lowest and highest hatchability of eggs set was 55% (FUNAAB Alpha) and 89% (Sasso), respectively. At 140 days, male live weights were 200%–300 % higher than the local chickens (975 g) except Shika-Brown (152%) and Fulani (135%). Lowest (p < 0.05) age at first egg was 119 days for Shika-Brown and 120 days for FUNAAB Alpha and Kuroiler. Highest hen-housed egg production was 192 for Shika-Brown, and feed intake per dozen eggs was lowest (p < 0.05) for Shika-Brown (2.9 kg) and FUNAAB Alpha (2.9 kg). Mortality rate of the locally sourced breeds (Fulani, FUNAAB Alpha, Noiler, and Shika-Brown) was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than the foreign-sourced breeds (Kuroiler, Sasso) during brooding, growing and laying.Results from this study identified FUNAAB Alpha and Noiler as being more suitable for dual-purpose functions (egg and meat), while Sasso and Kuroiler (meat) and Shika-Brown (egg) were observed to be better suited for single purpose functions. These findings could guide the introduction of smallholder poultry-specific hybrid germplasms for the development of the smallholder poultry production systems in Nigeria.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2019-12-08en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBamidele, O., Sonaiya, E.B., Adebambo, O.A. and Dessie T. 2020. On-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken breeds for smallholder poultry production systems in Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production 52:1541–1548.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 1541-1548en_US
dcterms.issued2020-07en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectanimal breedingen_US
dcterms.subjectchickensen_US
dcterms.subjectbreedsen_US
dcterms.subjectpoultryen_US
dcterms.subjectindigenous breedsen_US
dcterms.subjectgeneticsen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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