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- Title
Influence of major genes for crested-head, frizzle-feather and naked-neck on body weights and growth patterns of indigenous chickens reared intensively in Kenya.
- Authors
William Muhuyi; Alexander Kahi
- Abstract
Abstract  The influence of major genes for crested-head (Cr), frizzle-feather (Fr) and naked-neck (Na) on body weights and growth patterns of indigenous chickens reared intensively was investigated and compared with normal-feather (na) gene. Birds were individually weighed at hatch and every two weeks up to 30 weeks of age. Growth patterns were modelled using the Gompertz-Laird function. The genes influenced body weights and growth patterns at various ages. The Cr gene had significant (Pâ
- Subjects
KENYA; POULTRY weight; CHICKEN diseases; EGG incubation; FEATHER growth; PATTERN perception; POULTRY physiology; BODY weight; AGING
- Publication
Tropical Animal Health & Production, 2010, Vol 42, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
0049-4747
- Publication type
Article