Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria
Six hatches of the Apollo, a commercial egg strain of chicken imported from the United Kingdom at day old and the Local chicken hatched from eggs collected all over Southwestern Nigeria were reared under modem brooding, feeding and management conditions to study genotype, x environment interaction....
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| description | Six hatches of the Apollo, a commercial egg strain of chicken imported from the United Kingdom at day old and the Local chicken hatched from eggs collected all over Southwestern Nigeria were reared under modem brooding, feeding and management conditions to study genotype, x environment interaction. Body weight, egg weight and egg production from first egg to eight months of production were recorded for each hen. Analyses of variance showed that there were significant breed x hatch interactions for age at sexual maturity, egg weight from the third month of production. and four and eight month egg production. Body weight at
12 and 20 weeks of age, weight of first egg and egg weight at first month of production did not show significant breed 5 hatch interaction effects. The results show that locally adapted breeds and strains are required, in view of large environmental differences between the temperate and tropical climates. |
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| spelling | oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-25282023-05-13T11:04:25Z Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria Osu, A. Dettmers, A. Egg production of chickens Egg weight Egg quality Six hatches of the Apollo, a commercial egg strain of chicken imported from the United Kingdom at day old and the Local chicken hatched from eggs collected all over Southwestern Nigeria were reared under modem brooding, feeding and management conditions to study genotype, x environment interaction. Body weight, egg weight and egg production from first egg to eight months of production were recorded for each hen. Analyses of variance showed that there were significant breed x hatch interactions for age at sexual maturity, egg weight from the third month of production. and four and eight month egg production. Body weight at 12 and 20 weeks of age, weight of first egg and egg weight at first month of production did not show significant breed 5 hatch interaction effects. The results show that locally adapted breeds and strains are required, in view of large environmental differences between the temperate and tropical climates. 2015-09-01T13:34:38Z 2018-10-27T13:51:21Z 2015-09-01T13:34:38Z 2018-10-27T13:51:21Z 1979 Article Osu, A. and Dettmers, A. (1979). Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 1(1). http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2528 en PDF application/pdf Nigeria Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ife |
| spellingShingle | Egg production of chickens Egg weight Egg quality Osu, A. Dettmers, A. Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria |
| title | Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria |
| title_full | Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria |
| title_short | Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria |
| title_sort | genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of nigeria |
| topic | Egg production of chickens Egg weight Egg quality |
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