Table 8.

Production performance of indigenous chickens in some countries of East African region.

Country	Clutch size (eggs per clutch)	Number of clutches per hen per year	Number of eggs per hen per year	Egg weight (g)	Body weight male (kg)	Body weight female (kg)	Live weight gain (g/day); at 6–10 wk	Body weight at hatch (g/bird) male	Body weight at hatch (g/bird) female	Reference
Ethiopia	-	-	54–82	44–49	1.3–1.7	1.0–1.2	5.0–6.4	-	-	Shanawany and Banerjee 1991; Mebratu 1997
	12.64	3.62	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hailu et al. 2013
	13.56	4.29	60	-	-	-	-	-	-	Zewdu et al. 2013
	13	3.8	52	39.4	-	-	-	-	-	Nebiyu et al. 2013
Kenya	6.0–16.0	2.0–3.0	-	37–53	1.5–2.5	1.0–2.25	3.8–4.7	-	-	Olwande et al. 2010
	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.9–5.2	32–33	32–33	Magothe and Kahi, 2010
	14.8–18.4	3.1–3.52	-	-	1.97–2.58	1.46–2.0	-	-	-	Okeno et al. 2012
	-	-	-	49.3–53.9	-	1.73–1.87	-	-	-	Kingori et al. 2014
Rwanda	5.0–18.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mbuza et al. 2016
	16.4–19.6	2.5–2.7	30–40	33.2–47.9	-	-	-	-	-	Mahoro et al. 2017
Uganda	6.0–20	2.5–3.0	20–50	40–50	1.5–2.5	1.0–1.5	-	-	-	Kyarishma et al. 2004
	13–15	2.0–2.4	-	-	1.7–2.4	1.2–1.6	-	-	-	Ssewannyana et al. 2008a
	12–22.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ssewannyana et al. 2008b
Tanzania	06–28.0	2.0–4.0	-	32–57	-	1.15–3.15	1.2–9.1	-	-	Mwalusanya et al. 2002
Sudan	-	-	-	37.9–39.9	-	1.2–1.5	-	-	-	Mekki et al 2005
Zimbabwe	-	-	-	35–60	-	-	-	-	-	Muchenje and Sibanda, 1997; Mapiye and Sibanda 2005),
	-	-	-	-	2.4–2.7	1.5–1.8	3.7–4.4	-	-	Pedersen 2002; Maphosa et al. 2004