Table 6.

Farmers’ rating of the characteristic attributes of indigenous chickens compared to a reference modern breed (MB)^a

Characteristics	Rating	Farta (%)	Horro (%)	Sheka (%)	Total (%)
Disease and stress tolerance	Superior to MB	83	80	95	86
	Equal	0	0	5	2
	Inferior to MB	17	20	0	12
Escape from predators	Superior to MB	100	93	95	96
	Equal	0	0	0	0
	Inferior to MB	0	7	5	4
Management level required	Higher	0	36	16	17
	Lower	100	64	84	83
	Equal	0	0	0	0
Scavenging behavior	Superior to MB	100	80	78	86
	Equal	0	7	11	6
	Inferior to MB	0	13	11	8
Hatchability of eggs	Superior to MB	33.3	77	90	67
	Equal	33.3	8	5	15
	Inferior to MB	33.3	15	5	18
Taste of egg	Superior to MB	83	93	95	90
	Equal	0	0	0	0
	Inferior to MB	17	7	5	10
Taste of meat	Superior to MB	83	93	100	92
	Equal	0	0	0	0
	Inferior to MB	17	7	0	8

^aRhode Island Red was the reference modern breed (MB)