Body Weight increase of indigenous pearl guinea fowl in Nigeria through cross-breeding.

doi:10.1080/00071669108417353

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Body Weight increase of indigenous pearl guinea fowl in Nigeria through cross-breeding.

British poultry science - 1 May 1991

Ayorinde K L

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1. The performance of the crossbreds of local unimproved Pearl (RBC) and improved local Pearl (SLP) with improved exotic Pearl (EP) were compared with that of the 'purebreds' of the RBC, SLP and EP to 18 weeks of age. 2. The crossbreds of SLP and EP (SLEP) and RBC and EP (RBEP) had higher body we...

Topics

Animals
Body Weight
Crosses, Genetic
Eating
Female
Genotype
Hybrid Vigor
Male
Nigeria
Poultry

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