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Articles | Volume 63, issue 2
Articles | Volume 63, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-387-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-387-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 63, issue 2
Original study
 | 
12 Nov 2020
Original study |  | 12 Nov 2020

Production performance and survivability of six dual-purpose breeds of chicken under smallholder farmers' management practices in Nigeria

Folasade Olubukola Ajayi, Oladeji Bamidele, Waheed Akinola Hassan, Uduak Ogundu, Abdulmojeed Yakubu, Olayinka Olubunmi Alabi, Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Emmanuel Babafunso Sonaiya, and Oluwafunmilayo Ayoka Adebambo

Data sets

African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) on-farm data for Nigeria T. Dessie, G. Assefa, W. Esatu, S. Abegaz, E. Hamisi, S. Mbaga, D. Shayo, F. Sonaiya, O. Bamidele, O. Adebambo, I. Adeyinka, H. Komen, M. Jaramillo, E. Rege, R. Ouma, D. Mujiibi, O. Hanotte, J. Bruno, T. Alemayehu, F. Getachew, H. Kassaye, H. Njamba, and J. Poole http://data.ilri.org/portal/dataset/acggonfarmng

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This study evaluated the production performance of six chicken breeds under different agroecologies in Nigeria for 72 weeks. Each participating smallholder poultry (SHP) farmer (2100) received about 30 birds. The breeds were ranked (highest–lowest) for growth, laying performance and survivability as Shika-Brown/Sasso>FUNAAB Alpha/Noiler>Kuroiler>Fulani. The lowland rainforest and freshwater swamp supported the highest performance of the breeds. The study could guide the development of SHP.
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