Research

Egg genotype and sire strain effect on egg physical traits in crosses between Nigerian indigenous strains of layer chickens

*G.O. Onasanya and C.O.N. Ikeobi

Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

*Corresponding Author. Email: solorem_yesican@yahoo.com

Accepted 24 March, 2013

Abstract

This research was conducted to reveal the egg genotype and sire strains of layers on physical egg traits in exotic and local strains of layers chicken using 800 eggs sired by four strains which are normal feathered, frizzle feathered, naked neck all of indigenous strains and significant (p > 0.05) on egg shape index where as in has no significant effect (p >0.05) on egg weight, egg length, egg breath.

Keywords:  Strains, exotic, indigenous traits