Morphological characteristics of native chicken of village Chhajjian, Haripur Pakistan

Abstract

: The present study was conducted to describe the variations in morphological characteristics of different selected populations of indigenous chickens. Five populations of chickens in different (localities) of Chhajjian, KP, Pakistan, were studied based on qualitative traits recorded for a total of 100 chickens. Each of the study populations contains multiple variants of plumage colors and other physical features. The average flock size was observed to be 38. Predominant plumage color was grayish and other mixtures along with different percentages in different localities. Pea comb was the dominant comb type in all localities. Most of the chickens were yellow skinned. Males in all populations were heavier and taller than the females. This recorded variation in morphological traits will help in the conservation of these chickens.

Morphometric Diversity and Genetic Relationship of “Bangkok” Chicken (Thai Game Fowl) in East Java, Indonesia

“…West Java, has single comb dominantly. The majority of single-combed local chicken was also found in Saral village of Chhajjian valley, Haripur district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in Pakistan, by 92.50 % (Bibi et al, 2021), in "Zoar" -chicken native to Mizoram, Indiaby 74.63 % (Lalhlimpuia et al, 2021), and even in Blackbone chicken -a native to Thailand -by 100 % (Buranawit et al, 2016). The type of combs in chicken is supposedly related to climate adaptability; for instance, single comb complies with warm temperature.…”

A genome‐wide association study for eumelanin pigmentation in chicken plumage using a computer vision approach

“…In addition, plumage colour is considered an indirect economic trait because consumers prefer specific plumage colours for religious or nutritional reasons. Specifically, pure black and white chickens are preferred for religious reasons in Chad and the black‐boned chickens, which also have black plumage, are favoured in China for their nutritional value (Bibi et al, 2021; Davoodi et al, 2022; Yu et al, 2017).…”

“…In addition, plumage colour is considered an indirect economic trait because consumers prefer specific plumage colours for religious or nutritional reasons. Specifically, pure black and white chickens are preferred for religious reasons in Chad and the black-boned chickens, which also have black plumage, are favoured in China for their nutritional value (Bibi et al, 2021;Davoodi et al, 2022;Yu et al, 2017).In general, plumage colouration in birds serves a variety of functions such as camouflage or mimicry, interspecific communication, and protection from sunburns (Gomes et al, 2016;Prum, 2014;Rogalla et al, 2022). Plumage pigmentation exhibits various physiological and behavioural traits related to sexual selection and aids in the assessment of individual quality (Javůrková…”

Determination of the permissible duration of downtime electric power processes in agricultural production

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