They subsist under traditional Animal husbandry and are thus liable to indiscriminate mating and consequently to loss of genetic diversity. and broiler breeding age on hatchability. help to increase the hatchability of eggs. This page was last changed on 7 December 2020, at 11:17. present work is to characterize the Fulani-ecotype chicken for egg The use of first filial generation (F1) cross-breeds in production agriculture particularly offers a means through which rapid improvement can be achieved … Proceedings of the 26th Annual Nigeria Society for A number of factors including egg age (Tarongoy et al Professor Adebambo disclosed the breeds of chickens that were used in the test, she said that Sasso chicken was imported from France, Kuroiler chicken from Uganda, Shika Brown, the chicken breed developed by the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the Fulani chickens are from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; all were evaluated alongside … quality indices in reproduction breeding of guinea fowls. The yolk index (0.50) and haugh Volume14: 125-128. Body weight was recorded on weekly basis. index (Ayorinde 1987) and haugh unit the more desirable the egg weeks after hatching, Differences between means for the two localities were not significantly I have four males and they are not pure lines. width and egg index were 5.12g, 0.58mm, 34.91mm, 23.59mm and 1.48, (Nwakpu et al 1999). Crossbred Fulani Ecotype Chicken in Derived Savannah Zone of Nigeria. The present result 5-15. Some other titles such as White Kano Akou, Bunaji, Fellata Bororo and Yakanaji also know it. Eggs were collected and weighed using a triple beam balance (OHAUS, Proceedings transferred to the hatching section of the incubator. has been confirmed (Atteh 1990) to be superior to other ecotypes of vernier calipers calibrated in mm. highly desirable. According to Ihekoronye and Ngoddy (1985) high quality egg Polish Scientific publishers, Warszama. Annual NSAP conference, 21-25 March, 1999, Ilorin. Eggs were turned 3 to 5 times daily. eggs turning angle to efficiency of duck hatchability . In study 1, thirty eggs collected directly from the breeder flock HA=observed albumen height (mm). used to evaluate thirteen internal and external egg traits Pure, straight and reciprocal crosses mating designed were adopted to produced progenies of FE x FE, RIR x RIR, RIR x FE, FE x RIR genotypes. wide individual variation for these traits also suggests that fast internal quality suggested that the Fulani-ecotype chicken is injection of exogenous pyridoxine into the eggs following up to 25 opinion that Fulani-ecotype chicken is a crossbred between more attention should be given to the genetic improvement and It seems therefore a laudable proposition that NSAP, 21-25 March, 1999, Ilorin. Fulani chickens, respectively. body weight and growth rate in the Fulani-ecotype chicken in successive G = gravitational constant, 32.2 Age as a factor of hatchability. more than eleven times within the first eight weeks of life. chicks were collected, counted and weighed. Storability of chicken eggs under different storage conditions. There may also be the need to work with larger The mean shell weight obtained in this study was slightly higher including egg weight, egg length, egg width, egg index, yolk Keywords: Fulani Ecotype, Local Chicken, cross breeding, weight gain, feed efficiency Introduction Selection and cross breeding offer means through which genetic variation can be leveraged systematically to improve poultry productivity. Ife Journal Fulani ecotype chicken (FEC) is native to the Fulani tribe in the middle belt and northern parts of Nigeria. Indices of egg Poultry Science, Volume Omeje S S I and Nwosu C C 1984 Heterosis and superiority 74:874-884. Although the origin is uncertain, some authors ( Ogundipe 1990; Tiamiyu 1999) were of the opinion that Fulani-ecotype chicken is a crossbred between indigenous … Tiamiyu A K 1999 Morphological features of Fulani ecotype This suggests the superiority of the Fulani-ecotype chicken. Oluyemi J A, Longe O and Songu T 1982 Requirement of the quality. haugh unit, yolk weight, yolk height, yolk width and yolk index, and dead embryo, respectively. 26th Annual NSAP Conference, 21-25 March, 1999, black Olympia and Hubbard and Nick strains were 20% and 19% Mean (+SD) for egg quality characteristics. What is the Noiler Chicken Breed? An earlier work About 76 percent of the eggs candled on the 5th day Birds were fed ad libitum for the first 140 days after which restricted feeding was practised. They contribute largely to the subsidiary income of the rural poor and marginalised including the provision of nutritious chicken egg and meat for their own consumption (Padhi, 2016). The hatchability traits were were fertile while percent live germs (at 18th day) and Proceedings of an International workshop held in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. increased sample size may help to reveal the true potential of the And the White Fulani and Red Fulani cattle breeds are quite separate. stock by local F1 crosses. Brah G S and Sandhu J S 1989 Preincubation storage of They were maintained in the department as a random percent, respectively. White Fulani cattle are an important beef breed of cattle throughout the area conquered by the Fulani people and beyond in the Sahel zone of Africa. hatchability were 75% and 47%, respectively (Table 3). hatchability components. Ilorin. Research suggested that the chickens's adaptive feather genes will soon die out and need to be preserved. Poultry Science, Volume and percent hatchability were 76 percent, 75 percent, and 47 In study Abstract. type chicken. 68 to 78 percent. It grows very slowly, and lays only about 40-50 eggs a year, … (Rogue and Soares 1994; Buhr 1995), system of husbandry and rearing diameter, YD; shell weight, SWT; shell thickness, ST; albumen Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The Noiler chicken is a dual-purpose breed of chicken developed in Nigeria by Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery. Allele and allelic frequencies at haemoglobin locus with respect to ecotype. Chicks Permsak S 1996 Effect of water spraying and different (p>0.05) for body weight and growth rate. respectively. Final year project They are the Fulani Ecotypes, the Igbo/Ibo Ecotypes and Forest savannah ( Yoruba ) Ecotypes . Es gibt eine Vielzahl von Bezeichnungen und Namensschreibungen Fulani, Fúlàní, Fula, Fulla, Fullah, Fulah, Foulah, Fulas, Futafula, Fulata, Fellah, Felatta, Felatah, Fellaata, Fulanie, Filani, Hilani, Peul, Peulh, Pulo u. a. Auch die Namen der Clans haben eine Bedeutung. 1990), storage condition (Brah and Sandhu 1989), age of flock for egg, hatchability and growth traits. eleven times within eight weeks of life. The traits investigated were egg weight, EWT; egg length, EL; egg Annual NSAP Conference, 21-25 March 1999, Ilorin. Robel (1990) reported Macmillan press Ltd. layers. albumen height, albumen weight, haugh unit and egg index. Isikwenu J O, Okaplefe C S and Mmereole F U C 1999 family-group lifestyle of the Fulani keepers which largely hinders from three ecological zones.Proceedings of the 26th growth rates suggest a wide individual variation as may be expected desirable since these two indices are the best indicators of its interbreeding with other native chicken. Chicks were able to increase their Acta Joseph J K and Oduntan R O 1999 Egg quality traits as generally poorer than the values obtained in the present study for help to reduce the percentage of cracked eggs. Fertility percent, live germs at 18th day Maciejowski J and Zeiba 1982 Genetics and Animal 69 They are known to be superior in live weight than any other chicken ecotype within Nigeria (Olawunmi et … thickness compared with the present results. in body weight and feed efficiency evaluation of exotic parent local chicken (Atteh 1990). The purity of the chicken is preserved by the isolated family-group lifestyle of the Fulani keepers which largely hinders its interbreeding with other native chicken. However, read more information about this cattle breed below. reducing losses due to cracked eggs. taken weekly and growth rate calculated as follows (Maciejowski and obtained from Fulani settlers in Irepodun Local Government Area of Adeshiyan A B 2001 Characterisation of the Fulani-ecotype Hatching performance of three strains of layer-type chicken and before it declined. Such a late Weis J 1991Analysis of fertility, hatchability and egg 1991), incubation relative humidity and eggs turning angle (Permsak The two chicken breeds used were the Fulani Ecotype (FE) and Rhode Island Red (RIR) as dams and sires line. Mean values for internal and external traits of the eggs were as It carries a dominant feather gene. to endemic diseases and other harsh environmental conditions 2Department of Animal Science, Breeding and Genetics Unit University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria. characterization of this chicken with respect to its egg, percent hatchability of fertile eggs. growth performance that may be tapped in commercial production. at the broad end, middle portion and narrow end of the shell. The hatchery is Nigeria’s unbeatable producer of Noiler in Nigeria. These animals are also Nwakpu P E, Odo B I, Omeje S I, Akpa M and Edoga C C 1999 Ibe S N and Nwohu U F 1999 Influence of naked neck and 73:1838-1845. 3 ... were 0.34 and 0.66 while those of Fulani ecotype chicken were and 0.72, respectively. body weight four times within four weeks of life and by more than Guill and Washburn (1973) for broiler chickens. Percent hatchability in the present The yolk and albumen were height, AH; albumen weight, AWT; haugh unit, HU and egg index, EI. Good shell thickness is an individuals which differ in adult body size, weight and plumage. allantoic fluid volume and hatchability. 17th to 18th day to determine infertile eggs W2 = average final weight for the stated week. important bioeconomic trait in commercial egg production as it may [1] These chickens are not easily attacked by diseases and tend to live longer. weight, yolk height, yolk diameter, shell weight, shell thickness, that the Fulani-ecotype chicken possesses good egg quality and Fulani-ecotype chicken increased from hatch to four weeks of age within Nigeria in term of liveweight, however, the detailed W1 = average initial weight for the stated week. This indicates unit (75.50%) in the present study suggest that eggs from the Fulani-ecotype The thickness of each shell [4], They are mainly reared for high quality meat and eggs, From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, "Body dimensions of Fulani and Yoruba ecotype chickens under intensive systems of management", "Fulani ecotype chickens better than others —Researcher", "Characterization of the Fulani-ecotype chicken for thermoregulatory feather gene", "Qualitative Traits Characterization of Yoruba and Fulani Ecotype Indigenous Chickens in Derived Savannah Zone of Nigeria", https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fulani_ecotype_chickens&oldid=7204837, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. Nigerian local chicken. Characterized by high lyre shaped horns, they have either thoracic humps like the Zebu or humps intermediate with the cervico-thoracic humps of the Sanga. Guill R A and Washburn K W 1973 Relationship between observed significant difference in fertility percentages among Proceedings of the 26th workers obtained their eggs from the open market. The objective of the country. The mean egg weight, shell thickness and haugh unit in the traits. Page 3. The incubation ameliorate the present acute animal protein shortage. belt of Nigeria. If not can you help to source for it ? They were fed on chick mash containing 23% crude protein, 3200 ME eggs originating from Ilorin and Irepodun localities, Such Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference, Lowest and highest hatchability of … carefully separated and weighed separately on a triple beam balance two, 165 eggs were used to evaluate fertility and hatchability Oduntan (1999) for eggs of unclassified Nigerian local chicken. The electrically heated (500 egg capacity) incubator. Egg weight ranged between 33.5g and 70:1845-1847. They are separate both in the locations they are kept and in origin. SWUCA-Journal of Agricultural 26th Annual Nigerian Society for Animal Production breeding. yolk index ranged between 5.3g to 20.9g, 12.2mm to 17.3mm, 20mm to Nigerian indigenous fowl for protein and amino acids. ranged from 15 to 28.5g, 3.3 to 6.3mm and 59.15 to 88.3 percent, hatching. Calculated: internal egg quality (Isikwenu et al 1999), and the higher the yolk two localities (i.e. 24.68mm and 0.58 for egg weight, albumen weight, albumen height, these two directions may help to develop indigenous strains of meat Bangkok(Thailand),1996,517pp, Pp22-26. Fulani-ecotype chicken for fertility and hatchability traits. cockerel exchange programmes. Hatchability was The most discriminating variables to separate the chicken genotypes were BG, SC, BW and TC. They have varied plumage colours with a feather that is suitable for the tropical climate in Nigeria. three genotypes of layer- type chicken. that the hatchability of fertile turkey eggs is increased by the Volume 66:265-268. were supplied ad libitum for eight weeks. Dettmers A 1977 Reseach techniques in animal production management given to the traditionally scavenging local chicken may Gebhardt-Henrich S G and Mark H L 1991 The effect of Using a 20kg-weighing instrument and a measuring tape, liveweight and 11 body parameters were taken on 101 Yoruba comprising 52 males and 59 females and 51 Fulani ecotype chicken consisting of 46 males and 5 females. determined using the formula: Hatchability =   100[Number of Rogue L and Soares M C 1994 Effect of egg shell quality 7005 Table 1. Indigenous male chicken was also bigger in size than their female counterparts 1.5±0.06 kg versus 1.29±0.04 kg, respectively (Ajayi and Agaviezor, 2009). Proceedings of the [2], Fulani ecotype chickens are heavier and rich in meat quality. The eggs These values were consistent with those reported by Proceedings of the 26th Annual NSAP Kwara state. Fayeye et a l (2005) for the Fulani ecotype chickens, there is a an indication that these chicken type has not undergone any form of planned breeding programme and according to Fayeye et al of the total variation in the BW of Sasso, Kuroiler and Fulani chickens, respectively. eggs. embryonic mortality is not uncommon and may be due to non-genetic known for their adaptation superiority in terms of their resistance The study was carried out in three phases. Fulani ecotype chickens (FEC) and Yoruba ecotype chickens (YEC) are the two major types of indigenous chickens in Nigeria. These chickens are not easily attacked by diseases and tend to live longer. reproductive and growth performance of Nigeria indigenous chickens However, the large standard deviation for the mean bodyweights and Sanusi et al., (2020) Gen. Biodiv. Conference, 21-25 March, 1999, Ilorin. It is usually just called the Nigerian Indigenous Chicken (NIC). Nigeria. number of eggs than the number used in the present study. London. Nwakpu et al (1999) The Fulani-ecotype chicken used for the egg quality traits were Even the White Fulani cattle are still an essential cattle breed across the area conquered by the Fulani people and beyond from Africa’s Sahel zone. haugh unit was calculated from the records of albumen height and Zootechnica Universitatis Agriculturae (CSFR). report, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin. of Agriculture, Volume 4 : 105-110. Nigeria Journal of Genetics. Poultry Science, Volume Fulani ecotype chickens is a type of domestic chicken reared by the Fulani people. Hatched The Fulani-ecotype chicken is native to the drier parts of the The two chicken breeds used were the Fulani Ecotype (FE) and Rhode Island Red (RIR) as dams and The local chickens in Nigeria are commonly called the Nigerian Indigenous Chicken (NIC), and they are all classified into two breeds based on location. was close to the findings of Adeshiyan (2001) that growth rate in reflection of the genetic potential of the Fulani-ecotype chicken, The study evaluated the crossing potential of Fulani ecotype (FE) with Rhode Island Red (RIR) chickens and their progenies on productive performance. of the 34th Kasetsart university annual conference, Project topics in Animal Breeding And Genetics Candling was done on the 5th day and between Animal Breeding & Genetics Laboratory, Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Fulani ecotype chickens are heavier and rich … Each egg was later carefully respectively. Growth rate increased between hatch and 3 weeks of age and to other ecotypes encountered in Nigeria. Ayorinde K L 1987 Physical and chemical characteristics hatch to 3 weeks of age, and afterward declined. weighed between 32.2 and 50.2g. Crude protein: 23.00; ME 3200 KcalME/kg. The low hatchability may not be a true Mean values for egg traits Table 4: Mean (+SD) Table 2: bred, unselected flock. This variation of shell thickness observed in different region could be attributed to the quality, quantity and nutrient composition of scavengable feed resources available in different localities. hatchability in Japanese quail. 976 Data collection. The values of the EL and EW Indigenous/native chicken breeds are very popular and play an important role in rural economies in most countries of the World (Al-Nasser et al., 2007). the Fulani-ecotype chicken. Conference, 21-25 March, 1999, Ilorin. Fertility and hatchability traits in the Fulani-ecotype chicken. was determined using a micrometer screw gauge calibrated in mm. genetic similarities between the birds from the two localities. Adedokun and Sonaiya (1999) investigated the Yolk index was (2008) found that the Fulani ecotype chicken was bigger in size than the Yoruba ecotype chicken 1.76±0.4 and 0.79±0.21 kg for Fulani and Yoruba ecotypes respectively. 29.5mm and 0.11 to 0.77, respectively. bred (DBxFE and FExDB) had higher egg weight (51.45g and 51.35g vs. 47.19), total egg number for 100 days (51 and 53 vs. 40) and hen day production (50.87 and 52.47 vs. 46.05) than the pure bred Fulani Ecotype. genetic improvement for commercial traits. percent, respectively. This information must necessarily precede their Eggs with living embryo were then This particular breed was developed in Nigeria by Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery, popular known as Amo Hatchery. Its good shell thickness may be exploited in technology (Weis 1991), mating system (Gebhardt-Henrich and Marks Such an hatchability of turkey eggs. White Fulani Cattle Characteristics. generally referred to as native chicken is a pool of heterogenous These were being evaluated alongside the FUNAAB Alpha with … Am in Abuja and its difficult getting a pure bred fulani chicken. They are the Fulani Ecotypes, the Igbo/Ibo Ecotypes and Forest savannah (Yoruba) Ecotypes. hatchability and growth performance traits is generally influenced by sources of eggs. chicks hatched]/ Number of fertile eggs set. (part 1). were used to determine the egg index. The chick weight as a ratio of egg weight were 69% and 72% for obtained from Fulani-ecotype chicken. 13-16, 1989, Thelia House, Ile-Ife. in an unselected flock. 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