Table 9.
Reproductive and production performance of some indigenous ecotypes in East African region.
| Trait | Ethiopia |
Sudan |
Kenya |
Reference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tikur | Melata | Kei | Gebsima | Netch | Large Baladi | Bare-neck | Betwi | Normal feathered | Crested -head | Frizzle | Naked neck | ||
| Reproduction | |||||||||||||
| Age at first egg (wk) | 24.7 | 29.1 | 23.7 | 32.8 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Abebe, 1992; Dessie et al., 2000, Wilson, 2010 |
| Fertility (%) | 56 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mebratu, 1997; Dessie et al., 2000, Wilson, 2010 |
| Hatchability (%) | 42 | 41.8 | 44.3 | 39.3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mebratu 1997; Dessie et al. 2000, Wilson 2010 |
| Production | |||||||||||||
| Weight of day-old chick (g) | 27–32 | 35 | 27–32 | 26–31 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mebratu 1997; Dessie et al., 2000 |
| 32.6 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | Mekki et al., 2005 | |||||||||
| Weight at 24 wk (kg) | 0.77–1.35 | 1.48 | 1.0–1.36 | 0.97–1.3 | 1.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Forssido, 1986; Abebe, 1992;Dessie et al., 2000 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.57 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.45 | Mekki et al., 2005 | |
| Weight gain at 24 wk (g/day) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Shanawany and Banerjee 1991; Wilson 2010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.44 | 6.87 | 7.24 | 7.27 | Mekki et al. 2005 | |
| Adult body weight (kg) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.68 | Mekki et al. 2005 |
| Male adult live weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mebratu 1997; Dessie et al. 2000; Wilson\ 2010 |
| Female adult live weight (kg) | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mebratu 1997; Dessie et al. 2000; Wilson 2010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | 1.49 | 1.54 | 1.20 | - | - | - | - | Mekki et al. 2005 | |
| Feed intake (kg/bird/yr) | 50.9 | 53.2 | 37 | 36.4 | 39.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Shanawany and Banerjee 1991; Wilson 2010 |
| Feed conversion efficiency (g DM/g gain) | 4.17 | 3.57 | 3.45 | 4.00 | 3.70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Shanawany and Banerjee 1991; Wilson 2010 |
| Carcass weight (kg) at 24 wk | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Shanawany and Banerjee 1991; Wilson, 2010 |
| Dressing (%) | 56.4 | 56.0 | 57.8 | 53.8 | 51.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Shanawany and Banerjee 1991; Wilson 2010 |
| Eggs /hen/yr | 64 | 82 | 54 | 58 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mebratu 1997; Dessie et al. 2000, Wilson 2010 |
| Egg weight (g) | 44 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mebratu 1997; Dessie et al. 2000 |
| - | - | - | - | - | 38.46 | 39.89 | 37.95 | - | - | - | - | Mekki et al. 2005 | |
| Egg shell thickness (micron) | - | - | - | - | - | 34.32 | 36.21 | 36.21 | - | - | - | - | Mekki et al. 2005 |