Table 1. Breeding design of the model stocks and the chicken sample taken to obtain eggs.

Breeding design (genotypes)	Number of chickens
	Male	Female	Total
Fayoumi (male) × Fayoumi (female)	8	80	88
Fayoumi (male) × WLH (female)	8	80	88
WLH (male) × Fayoumi (female)	8	80	88
WLH (male) × WLH (female)	8	80	88
Total	32	320	352