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Comparison of the Egg Characteristics of Different Sudanese Indigenous Chicken Types

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Mekki Dafaalla Mohammed
Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Yousif I brahimm Abdalsalam
Department of Genetics and Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Animal Production, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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Abdelrahman Mohammed Kheir
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Kordofan, Sudan
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Wang Jin-yu
Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Musa Hassan Hussein
Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Published on: June 15, 2005
DOI 10.3923/ijps.2005.455.457
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Abstract

Three local types of Sudanese indigenous fowls, large Baladi (LB), Bare-neck (BN) and Betwil (BT) were studied for detection of maturity live weight and egg characteristics. The (BN) average live weight (1547.2±274.5 gm) was heavier than either (LB) (1494.4±349.8 gm) or (BT) (1198.3±257.5 gm), The Betwil average live weight is significantly (P< 0.05) lighter than those of other two local types. The weekly hen-day egg production means were 3.7, 3.2 and 3.9 for (BN), (BT) and (LB) respectively, while the corresponding hen-housed egg production means were 3.3, 2.7 and 3.4. The rate of egg production during the laying period (36 weeks) was 47.14, 38.57 and 48.57 for (BN), (BT) and (LB) respectively. There were significant differences (P< 0.05) in average egg-shell thickness among local types. The means of egg-shell thickness for (BT) and (BN), 36.2±4.2 and 36.2±4.0μrespectively were similar and both significantly thicker than that of (LB), 34.3±3.6μ

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Chicken types, egg production, Sudanese indigenous

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Mohammed, M. D., Abdalsalam, Y. I. brahimm, Kheir, A. M., Jin-yu, W., & Hussein, M. H. (2005). Comparison of the Egg Characteristics of Different Sudanese Indigenous Chicken Types. International Journal of Poultry Science, 4(7), 455–457. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2005.455.457
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