Body Weight Heterosis in the Local X Exotic Crossbred Chicken

dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage134en
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue3en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage131en
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleEast African Agricultural and Forestry Journalen
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume55en
dc.contributor.authorAsuquo, B.O.null
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Animal Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-02T09:55:09Znull
dc.date.available2015-07-02T09:55:09Znull
dc.date.issued1990en
dc.description.abstractGenerally the Nigerian local chicken appears smaller in size the most exotic breeds. Oluyemi and Oyenuga (1971) observed from their studies that the local chicken was inferior in post-hatch weight to its crosses and other exotic breeds. Crossbreeding has been recognized as the major tool for the development of present day commercial breeds of chicken and the upgrading of genetically poor local stock ( Smith,1964 and Sheridan, 1981). The importance of this breeding system is the resultant hybrid vigour or heterosis of the crossbred progeny relative to their parents.en
dc.description.notesDepartment of Animal Science, University of Calabar, Nigeriaen
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.identifier.citationAsuquo, B. O. (1990). Body Weight Heterosis in the Local X Exotic Crossbred Chicken. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 55(3), 131–134. https://doi.org/10.1080/00128325.1990.11663578en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00128325.1990.11663578
dc.identifier.issn0012-8325*
dc.identifier.urihttps://kalroerepository.kalro.org/handle/0/1900null
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en
dc.subject.agrovocBody weighten
dc.subject.agrovocHeterosisen
dc.subject.agrovocCrossbredsen
dc.subject.agrovocProgenyen
dc.titleBody Weight Heterosis in the Local X Exotic Crossbred Chickenen
dc.typeJournal Contribution*
dc.type.refereedRefereeden
dc.type.specifiedArticleen

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