EVALUATING THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL KEI CHICKENS AND THEIR F1-CROSSES WITH RHODE ISLAND RED AND FAYOUMI BREEDS IN WATERSHED AREAS OF GURAGHE ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

EVALUATING THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL KEI CHICKENS AND THEIR F1-CROSSES WITH RHODE ISLAND RED AND FAYOUMI BREEDS IN WATERSHED AREAS OF GURAGHE ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

This study describes the on-farm performance of local Kei chicken and its F1 crosses with Fayoumi and Rhode Island Red (RIR) breeds in Beresa watershed of Guraghe administrative zone, southern Ethiopia. The Kei paternal line was mated with maternal lines of Fayoumi and RIR chickens to produce F1-cro...

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Main Authors: Misba Alewi, Aberra Melesse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2013-02-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Farmers’ management
Growth performance
F1-crosses
Rhode Island Red chicken
Fayoumi chicken
Local Kei chicken
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/1398

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