Article
Effect of genotype and egg weight on hatchability properties and embryonic mortality pattern of native chicken populations.
Poultry science - 1 Nov 2022
Fathi Moataz, Abou-Emera Osama, Al-Homidan Ibrahim, Galal Ahmed, Rayan Gamal
Abstract excerpt
Fertility and hatchability are 2 major parameters that highly influence the reproductive performance of chicken breeds. The objective of this study is to investigate how the genetic background of chickens affects the aspects of fertility, hatchability, and embryonic mortality pattern. Six different native chicken genotypes (black, black-barred, brown, gray, naked neck, and frizzle) kept under similar conditions...
Topics
- Animals
- Chickens
- Ovum
- Reproduction
- Fertility
- Genotype
