ABSTRACT Fifty hens and five cocks from a random mating population of light local chicken ecotype (LLCE) were mated and the fertile eggs hatched to obtain the parent generation (G0) used for this study aimed at improving egg production traits in the LLCE using a selection index. The hens were monitored for short-term (90-days from first day of lay) egg production traits namely: Body Weight at First Egg (BWFE), Average Egg Weight (AEW) and Total Egg Number (TEN). Data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS (2001) and paternal half-sib model with Harvey (1990) to estimate descriptive statistics and genetic parameters respectively. These were employed in constructing the selection index. Selection for all the selection criteria (BWFE, AEW and TEN) was in the positive direction. Selected parents were mated to produce next generations – G1 and G2. Selection differentials, selection intensities and genetic response due to selection were also estimated. A control population which spanned for three generations (each generation had its own control population) was used to monitor environmental changes and to estimate the genetic changes due to selection. There were significant increases (P
UDUMMA, V (2022). Improvement in Egg Production Traits in the Light Local Chicken Ecotype Using a Selection Index. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/improvement-in-egg-production-traits-in-the-light-local-chicken-ecotype-using-a-selection-index
UDUMMA, VIVIAN "Improvement in Egg Production Traits in the Light Local Chicken Ecotype Using a Selection Index" Afribary. Afribary, 25 Oct. 2022, https://afribary.com/works/improvement-in-egg-production-traits-in-the-light-local-chicken-ecotype-using-a-selection-index. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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UDUMMA, VIVIAN . "Improvement in Egg Production Traits in the Light Local Chicken Ecotype Using a Selection Index" Afribary (2022). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/improvement-in-egg-production-traits-in-the-light-local-chicken-ecotype-using-a-selection-index