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COMPARATIVE PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF FOUR DIFFERENT NAKED NECK CHICKEN PHENOTYPES IN PAKISTAN
M. Shafiq, A. Mahmud, J. Hussain, A. Basheer, S. Mehmood, M. T. Khan, S. Ahmad, M. Asif

M. Shafiq1,*, A. Mahmud1, J. Hussain1, A. Basheer2, S. Mehmood1, M. T. Khan1, S. Ahmad1 and M. Asif3
1Department of Poultry Production,2Department of Livestock Production, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan,3Poultry Research Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Corresponding Author: mshafiquaf@gmail.com
Page Number(s): 33-37
Published Online First: February 01, 2018
Publication Date: February 01, 2018
ABSTRACT

 A study was conducted to evaluate the production performance in four different phenotypes of naked neck chicken. In total, 300 females (20 weeks old) from four different phenotypes (black, white black, light brown and dark brown), 75 from each, were randomly assigned to four experimental groups arranged in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Each treatment was replicated 5 times with 15 birds in each. Feed intake, body weight, egg production, egg weight, egg mass, FCR/dozen eggs, FCR/kg egg mass and livability were evaluated. The data were analyzed using ANOVA technique. The result indicated significantly (P≤0.05) higher feed intake in white black phenotype, heavier body weight in light brown and dark brown phenotypes whereas, egg production, egg mass, FCR/dozen eggs and FCR/kg egg mass were found to be better in light brown phenotype. Egg weight remained higher in black, light brown and dark brown phenotypes. In conclusion, light brown phenotype demonstrated overall better production performance as compared to others.

Keywords: Production performance, Naked-neck, Phenotype, Livability
Open Access: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).


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