Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOsu, A.
dc.contributor.authorDettmers, A.
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-01T13:34:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-27T13:51:21Z
dc.date.available2015-09-01T13:34:38Z
dc.date.available2018-10-27T13:51:21Z
dc.date.issued1979
dc.departmentAnimal Scienceen_US
dc.description.abstractSix hatches of the Apollo, a commercial egg strain of chicken imported from the United Kingdom at day old and the Local chicken hatched from eggs collected all over Southwestern Nigeria were reared under modem brooding, feeding and management conditions to study genotype, x environment interaction. Body weight, egg weight and egg production from first egg to eight months of production were recorded for each hen. Analyses of variance showed that there were significant breed x hatch interactions for age at sexual maturity, egg weight from the third month of production. and four and eight month egg production. Body weight at 12 and 20 weeks of age, weight of first egg and egg weight at first month of production did not show significant breed 5 hatch interaction effects. The results show that locally adapted breeds and strains are required, in view of large environmental differences between the temperate and tropical climates.en_US
dc.facultiesAgricultureen_US
dc.format.filetypePDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationOsu, A. and Dettmers, A. (1979). Genotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeria. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 1(1).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2528
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages6en_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Agriculture, University of Ifeen_US
dc.subjectEgg production of chickensen_US
dc.subjectEgg weighten_US
dc.subjectEgg qualityen_US
dc.titleGenotype x environment interactions in an exotic commercial egg strain and the local chicken of Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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