Comparison of the Egg Characteristics of Different Sudanese Indigenous Chicken Types
Abstract
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Three local types of Sudanese indigenous fowls, large Baladi
(LB), Bare-neck (BN) and Betwil (BT) were characterised
for 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 BT
average live weight was significantly (P<0.05) lighter than those
of other two 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±4.0ì
respectively were similar and both significantly thicker than
that of LB, 34.3±3.6ì.
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