Characterization of native chickens of Ranchi district of Jharkhand

Abstract

The present research work was conducted on indigenous chicken of Ranchi district of Jharkhand during March 2019 to March 2020. The field survey design and data collection procedure of this study were performed according to the guidelines of NBAGR, Karnal. Structured questionnaire was designed to collect data and the interviews were conducted at farmer’s house. The birds had elongated body with long shank and long neck. The male birds were fast movers, energetic and capable of fighting for long time. Cocks generally had mixed plumage and hens had brown plumage. The colour of ear lobe and comb was red whereas the skin was white in colour in both the sexes. The type of comb was mostly single followed by pea and rose. The shank colour was generally yellow. Average body weight of an adult cock and hen were 1738.58±42.856 and 1302.24±23.48 g respectively. The hen laid about 44.90±0.61eggs/annum. The current study has set a new dimension for further studies for establishment of a distinct breed in future. However, molecular characterization, genetic similarity or divergence with other Indian breeds and efforts must be taken toconserve the indigenous chicken population.

Characterization of Qualitative and Quantitative Traits of Four Types of Indonesian Native Chickens as Ancestor of New Strains of Local Super Laying Hens

“…The results of this study are in line with those reported (Bugiwati et al, 2020a) that Gaga chickens (South Sulawesi) have more single comb types (males > 86 %), while the hens are more walnut type. Several studies of local chickens abroad reported (Agarwal et al, 2020;Bibi et al, 2021;Machete et al, 2021;Shuaibu et al, 2020;Wario et al, 2021) that the single comb type is most commonly found in local chickens. The results of this study differ from the research reported (Iskandar and Sartika, 2018) in that the pea comb type is more commonly found in male and female Agrinak chickens (> 89 %), and the rest are single types.…”

“…Identification of quantitative traits in native chickens has been mostly carried out by previous researchers with genetic sources from local Indonesian chickens (Abadi, 2020;Bugiwati, 2020b;Iskandar and Sartika, 2018;Rofii et al, 2020;Sophian et al, 2020;Zurahmah, 2019), as well as local chickens from other countries (Agarwal et al, 2020;Brito et al, 2021;Mahmood et al, 2017;Perini et al, 2020;Qureshi et al, 2018;Shuaibu et al, 2020;Wario et al, 2021). The average bodyweight of the four strains of native chicken from the study (male: 1.97 kg ± 0.33 kg and female 1.52 kg ± 0.28 kg) is relatively the same as reported (Rofii et al, 2020) in Kedu and Bali chickens, with an average of 1.05 kg ± 1.15 kg.…”

“…Adapting to a tropical environment, which can provide higher income for farmers, is advantageous for local chickens (Kartika et al, 2017). The productivity of native chickens is low, but they are essential as a genetic source because of their excellent adaptability in poor farming conditions (Agarwal et al, 2020). The genetic diversity of local chickens also has excellent potential in the selection program and genetic engineering efforts to produce superior lines (Depison, 2009).…”