Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions

Tesfa Geleta

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13

| Peer-Reviewed

Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions

Tesfa Geleta

Published in International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (Volume 8, Issue 2)

Received: 8 October 2020 Accepted: 9 November 2020 Published: 11 December 2020

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

The study was conducted in East Shoa zone in Dugda district from April 2017 to June 2018 to evaluate the production performance of koekoek chickens under farmers` management conditions. A total of 193 female and 32 male three months age grower koekoek chicken were used for the study. Three months grower koekoek chickens were distributed to five farmers research extension groups (FREGs) in Dugda districts of the mid rift valley of Ethiopia. Average age at sexual maturity, annual egg production and mortality of koekoek chicken obtained under farmers management condition were 22±1.2 weeks, 164±8.4 eggs/hen/year and 31% respectively. Weight of chicken at first egg laying and weight of cockerel at 22 weeks of age were 1.6±0.4 and 2.4 ±0.35 kg respectively. The mean value measurements obtained on egg weight in gram(g), shell thickness in millimeter (mm), yolk color, albumin weight in gram (g) and yolk weight in gram(g) were 44.28±2.96, 0.62 ±0.16, 6.7±0.5, 27.28±3.4 and 12.8±1.4 respectively. In the study area the frequent existence of Newcastle disease and external parasite was found to be the bottle neck for exotic poultry production. In addition lack of adequate package delivery and supply system are among the observed problems in the study area. We can conclude that poultry production in the study area is economically feasible along with veterinary service delivery and input supply like supplementary feed.

Published in	International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13
Page(s)	25-28
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Farmers Research Extension Group, Mortality Rate, Egg Production, Performance, Supplementing

References

[1]	Reta D (2009). Understanding the role of indigenous chickens during the long walk to food security in Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development 21 (8): 116. Retrieved May 23, 2008, from http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd21/8/dugu21116.htm.
[2]	Dawud Ibrahim (2014). Evaluation of the production performance of commercial broiler parent stock (Hubbard JV) on research station condition in Ethiopia. Ethiopian journal of Animal production. 14 (1) 15-23. Debreziet, Ethiopia.
[3]	MoA (Ministry of Agriculture) (1997). National Ruminant Livestock development strategy of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
[4]	LMP (livestock master plan) (2015). Ethiopian livestock master plan. Roadmaps for growth and transformation. A contribution to the Growth and Transformation Plan II (2015-2020). Developed by the LMP team for the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Resources Development Sector. August 2015.
[5]	Grobbelaar J AN (2008). Egg production potentials of four indigenous chicken breeds in South Africa. Pretoria, Tshwane University of Technology. M. Tech. Thesis.
[6]	Nigussie Dana, Liesbeth H, Van der, Tadelle Dessie, Johan A M, Van Arendonk (2010). Production objectives and trait preferences of village poultry producers of Ethiopia. Implications for designing breeding schemes utilizing indigenous chicken genetic resources. Tropical Animal Health production. 2010 Oct. 42 (7); 1519-1529.
[7]	Tesfa Geleta, Usman Abdulkadir (2018). Production performance evaluation of Koekoekchickens at Adami Tulu research center. African Journal of Agricultural Research. Vol. 13 (35), pp. 1852-1856, 30 August, 2018.
[8]	Desalew Tadesse, Harpal Singh, Ashenafi Mengistu, Wondimeneh Esatu, Tadelle Dessie (2013). Study on productive performances and egg quality traits of exotic chickens under villa production system in East Shewa, Ethiopia. In African Journal of Agricultural Research. Vol. 8 (13), pp. 1123-1128, 11 April, 2013.
[9]	Abraham Lemlem and Yayneshet Tesfay (2010). Performance of exotic and indigenous poultry breeds managed by smallholder farmers in northern Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development 22 (7) 2010.
[10]	Buyse, J., E. Decuypere, L. Bergham, E. R. Kuhn and F. Vandesande (1992). The effect of dietary protein content on episodic growth hormone secretion and on heat production of male broilers. Br. Poult. Sci., 33: 1101-1109.
[11]	CTA (Center of Technical for Agriculturalist) (2001). The tropical Agriculturalist. Poultry. MACMILLAN EDUCATION LTD London and Oxford. Companies and representatives throughout the world.
[12]	Samson Leta Regassa, Endalew Bekana and Tesfa Geleta (2013). Production Performance of Fayoumi Chicken Breed Under Backyard Management Condition in Mid Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Herald Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Research Vol. 2 (1), pp. 078 - 081 January, 2013.
[13]	Alemu Y and Tadelle D (1998). The Status of Poultry Research and Development in Ethiopia. In: the Proceedings of the 5th Conference, Ethiopian Society of Animal Production pp. 40-60.
[14]	Chitate F and Guta M (2001). Country Report: Zimbabwe. In: Alders R G and Spradbrow P B (Editors) Proceedings of the SADC Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control in Village Chicken 6-9 March 2000, Maputo, Mozambique pp 47-52.
[15]	Zaman, MA, Sørensen P and Howlider MAR (2004). Egg production performances of a breed and three crossbreeds under semi-scavenging system of management. Livestock Research for Rural Development 16 (8) 2004.
[16]	Tulin cicekand Ahemet kartalkanat (2009). Comparison of village eggs and commercial eggs in terms of egg quality. Journal of Animal and veterinary Advances 8 (12): 2542-2545, 2009.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Tesfa Geleta. (2020). Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions. International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 8(2), 25-28. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Tesfa Geleta. Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions. Int. J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 2020, 8(2), 25-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Tesfa Geleta. Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions. Int J Biomed Mater Res. 2020;8(2):25-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13,
  author = {Tesfa Geleta},
  title = {Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions},
  journal = {International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research},
  volume = {8},
  number = {2},
  pages = {25-28},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijbmr.20200802.13},
  abstract = {The study was conducted in East Shoa zone in Dugda district from April 2017 to June 2018 to evaluate the production performance of koekoek chickens under farmers` management conditions. A total of 193 female and 32 male three months age grower koekoek chicken were used for the study. Three months grower koekoek chickens were distributed to five farmers research extension groups (FREGs) in Dugda districts of the mid rift valley of Ethiopia. Average age at sexual maturity, annual egg production and mortality of koekoek chicken obtained under farmers management condition were 22±1.2 weeks, 164±8.4 eggs/hen/year and 31% respectively. Weight of chicken at first egg laying and weight of cockerel at 22 weeks of age were 1.6±0.4 and 2.4 ±0.35 kg respectively. The mean value measurements obtained on egg weight in gram(g), shell thickness in millimeter (mm), yolk color, albumin weight in gram (g) and yolk weight in gram(g) were 44.28±2.96, 0.62 ±0.16, 6.7±0.5, 27.28±3.4 and 12.8±1.4 respectively. In the study area the frequent existence of Newcastle disease and external parasite was found to be the bottle neck for exotic poultry production. In addition lack of adequate package delivery and supply system are among the observed problems in the study area. We can conclude that poultry production in the study area is economically feasible along with veterinary service delivery and input supply like supplementary feed.},
 year = {2020}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions
AU  - Tesfa Geleta
Y1  - 2020/12/11
PY  - 2020
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13
T2  - International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
JF  - International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
JO  - International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
SP  - 25
EP  - 28
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-7579
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13
AB  - The study was conducted in East Shoa zone in Dugda district from April 2017 to June 2018 to evaluate the production performance of koekoek chickens under farmers` management conditions. A total of 193 female and 32 male three months age grower koekoek chicken were used for the study. Three months grower koekoek chickens were distributed to five farmers research extension groups (FREGs) in Dugda districts of the mid rift valley of Ethiopia. Average age at sexual maturity, annual egg production and mortality of koekoek chicken obtained under farmers management condition were 22±1.2 weeks, 164±8.4 eggs/hen/year and 31% respectively. Weight of chicken at first egg laying and weight of cockerel at 22 weeks of age were 1.6±0.4 and 2.4 ±0.35 kg respectively. The mean value measurements obtained on egg weight in gram(g), shell thickness in millimeter (mm), yolk color, albumin weight in gram (g) and yolk weight in gram(g) were 44.28±2.96, 0.62 ±0.16, 6.7±0.5, 27.28±3.4 and 12.8±1.4 respectively. In the study area the frequent existence of Newcastle disease and external parasite was found to be the bottle neck for exotic poultry production. In addition lack of adequate package delivery and supply system are among the observed problems in the study area. We can conclude that poultry production in the study area is economically feasible along with veterinary service delivery and input supply like supplementary feed.
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Tesfa Geleta

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Adami Tulu Research Center, Ziway, Ethiopia

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Tesfa Geleta. (2020). Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions. International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 8(2), 25-28. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Tesfa Geleta. Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions. Int. J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 2020, 8(2), 25-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Tesfa Geleta. Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions. Int J Biomed Mater Res. 2020;8(2):25-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13,
  author = {Tesfa Geleta},
  title = {Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions},
  journal = {International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research},
  volume = {8},
  number = {2},
  pages = {25-28},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijbmr.20200802.13},
  abstract = {The study was conducted in East Shoa zone in Dugda district from April 2017 to June 2018 to evaluate the production performance of koekoek chickens under farmers` management conditions. A total of 193 female and 32 male three months age grower koekoek chicken were used for the study. Three months grower koekoek chickens were distributed to five farmers research extension groups (FREGs) in Dugda districts of the mid rift valley of Ethiopia. Average age at sexual maturity, annual egg production and mortality of koekoek chicken obtained under farmers management condition were 22±1.2 weeks, 164±8.4 eggs/hen/year and 31% respectively. Weight of chicken at first egg laying and weight of cockerel at 22 weeks of age were 1.6±0.4 and 2.4 ±0.35 kg respectively. The mean value measurements obtained on egg weight in gram(g), shell thickness in millimeter (mm), yolk color, albumin weight in gram (g) and yolk weight in gram(g) were 44.28±2.96, 0.62 ±0.16, 6.7±0.5, 27.28±3.4 and 12.8±1.4 respectively. In the study area the frequent existence of Newcastle disease and external parasite was found to be the bottle neck for exotic poultry production. In addition lack of adequate package delivery and supply system are among the observed problems in the study area. We can conclude that poultry production in the study area is economically feasible along with veterinary service delivery and input supply like supplementary feed.},
 year = {2020}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Production Performance of Koekoek Chickens Under Backyard Management Conditions
AU  - Tesfa Geleta
Y1  - 2020/12/11
PY  - 2020
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13
T2  - International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
JF  - International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
JO  - International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
SP  - 25
EP  - 28
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-7579
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbmr.20200802.13
AB  - The study was conducted in East Shoa zone in Dugda district from April 2017 to June 2018 to evaluate the production performance of koekoek chickens under farmers` management conditions. A total of 193 female and 32 male three months age grower koekoek chicken were used for the study. Three months grower koekoek chickens were distributed to five farmers research extension groups (FREGs) in Dugda districts of the mid rift valley of Ethiopia. Average age at sexual maturity, annual egg production and mortality of koekoek chicken obtained under farmers management condition were 22±1.2 weeks, 164±8.4 eggs/hen/year and 31% respectively. Weight of chicken at first egg laying and weight of cockerel at 22 weeks of age were 1.6±0.4 and 2.4 ±0.35 kg respectively. The mean value measurements obtained on egg weight in gram(g), shell thickness in millimeter (mm), yolk color, albumin weight in gram (g) and yolk weight in gram(g) were 44.28±2.96, 0.62 ±0.16, 6.7±0.5, 27.28±3.4 and 12.8±1.4 respectively. In the study area the frequent existence of Newcastle disease and external parasite was found to be the bottle neck for exotic poultry production. In addition lack of adequate package delivery and supply system are among the observed problems in the study area. We can conclude that poultry production in the study area is economically feasible along with veterinary service delivery and input supply like supplementary feed.
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
ER  -

Copy | Download