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
cg.contributor.affiliationObafemi Awolowo Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University of Agriculture, Nigeriaen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierTadelle Dessie: 0000-0002-1630-0417en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-02158-9en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1573-7438en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalTropical Animal Health and Productionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL BREEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriBREEDSen
cg.subject.ilriCHICKENSen
cg.subject.ilriGENETICSen
cg.subject.ilriINDIGENOUS BREEDSen
cg.subject.ilriPOULTRYen
cg.volume52en
dc.contributor.authorBamidele, Oladejien
dc.contributor.authorSonaiya, E.B.en
dc.contributor.authorAdebambo, Ayotunde Olufunmilayoen
dc.contributor.authorDessie, Tadelleen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-29T09:24:26Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-29T09:24:26Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110665
dc.titleOn-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken breeds for smallholder poultry production systems in Nigeriaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2019-12-08en
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
dcterms.extentp. 1541-1548en
dcterms.issued2020-07en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectanimal breedingen
dcterms.subjectchickensen
dcterms.subjectbreedsen
dcterms.subjectpoultryen
dcterms.subjectindigenous breedsen
dcterms.subjectgeneticsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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