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Effects of Genotype and Age on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits of Chickens in Southern Ethiopia

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: C hicken production makes substantial contributions to household food security throughout the developing world.Consumption of poultry products in developing countries grew by 5.8 % per annum during the 1990s, faster than that of human population growth (Sonaiya and Swan, 2004).Chicken products are the primary affordable sources of foods of animal origin for rural households because of unaffordable price (Aberra, 2014).Poultry meat represents about 33% of the total global meat production (FAO, 2010).In Ethiopia, the average national poultry meat production is 72,300 metric ton of which over 90% is from indigenous chicken (Solomon and Getnet, 2015).Performance tests of dual-purpose (Lohmann Dual and research

Source: Journal of Animal Health and Production

DOI: 10.17582/journal.jahp/2022/10.1.107.115

Authors: Shewangizaw Wolde, Tadele Mirkena, Aberra Melesse, Tadelle Dessie, Solomon Abegaz

Institutions: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Hawassa University, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, International Livestock Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Livestock and Poultry Management

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4242045682