Table 6.
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)