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Characterisation of local Ghanaian chickens: growth performance evaluation based on Richards growth model and genetic size scaling.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Aug 2011
Osei-Amponsah Richard, Kayang Boniface B, Naazie Augustine, Arthur Paul F, Barchia Idris M
Abstract excerpt
The Richards growth model was fitted to body weight-age data of local and SASSO T44 chickens to describe their growth performance. Males had higher (P < 0.05) asymptotic mature weights than females. Within the local chicken population, birds from the savannah zone had higher (P < 0.05) asymptotic mature weights compared to forest chicken which ironically had higher body weights at hatch. Male local chicken had...
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