Olutunmogun, A.K Analysis of Body Weight and Egg Production Traits of Shikabrown® Grandparent Chickens after Long-Term Selection
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Key words: Body weight, chicken, genetic correlation, layer reproductive performance.
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This study analyzed performance of the sire and dam lines of ShikaBrown® grandparent chickens after a long-term selection. This chicken breed had under gone different generation of selection on growth (body weight) and layer economic traits. The growth and egg production traits considered were body weight, age at first egg, egg weight, egg number and hen-day egg production. The estimation of genetic parameters was also analyzed from a previous pedigree data over five generations. The Least Square Means of combined body weights (cocks + hens) showed that the dam line had a significantly (p<0.05) heavier weight at day old (32.29g) than the sire line (30.29g) while at weeks 8 (576.2g vs 556.71g) and 16 (1684.44g vs 1579.0g), the sire line had a significant (p<0.05) higher body weights than the dam line. The egg production analyses showed that egg number and hen day percent were higher in the dam line in both short- and long-term analyses while sire line had higher egg weight average. The genetic correlation showed that egg number had a negative correlation with age at sexual maturity and egg weight averages in the generations considered. However, the genetic analyses of egg number with body weight were positively correlated in all generations for both lines. The positive genetic correlations suggest the usefulness of body weight as a selection criterion for genetic improvement of egg number in these lines of chickens while the negative genetic correlation which egg number had with ASM and EWTAV is an indication of interplay of similar gene flow or some other confounding factors during the selection for the traits.
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Sharma, A.K. and Krishna, T.A. (1998). Genetic and phenotypic parameters of economic traits in ‘V’ strain of White Leghorn under selection. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 33: 198-201.
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https://doi.org/10.33003/jaat.2023.0802.25
Zelleke, G., Moudgal, R.P. and Asmare, F. (2005). Fertility and hatchability in RIR and WL breeds as functionally modified by crossing them in alternate sex combinations (Gallus domesticus). British Poultry Science, 46: 119-123.
Adeyinka, I.A. (1998). Short term response to selection in layer type chickens. A Ph.D. dissertation for the Department of Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Page 1 - 112.
Al-Samarai, F.R., Al-Kassie, G.A., Al-Nedawi, A.M. and Al-Soudi, K.A. (2008). Prediction of total egg production from partial or cumulative egg production in a stock of White Leghorn Hens in Iraq. International Journal of Poultry Science, 7(9): 890-893.
Asafa, A.R. and Ayodele, B.O. (1997). Livestock production technology for development: survey of indigenous poultry in Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State. NATT Research Series, 2(1 and 2): 7-10.
Ayorinde, K.L. and Oke, U.K. (1995). The influence of Juvenile body weight and two feeding regimes during the growing phase on growth performance and early lay characteristics of pullets. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 22(2): 101-107.
Balami, S.P., Nwagu, B.I., Kabir, M. and John, P.A. (2018). Effect of mating ratio on weight of day-old chicks in lines of ShikaBrown® parent stock chickens. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP), held at Federal University and Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria between 18th and 22nd March. Page 25-26.
Becker, W.A. (1975). Manual of quantitative genetics. 3rd edition, Washington State University Press, Pullman Washington.
Bhardwaj, R.K., Kumar, S., Pant, D., Kumar, A. and Sharma, R.K. (2006). Study of growth, reproductive and carcass traits in purebred and crossbred chicken. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 41: 301-303.
Chineke, C.A. (2001). Inter-relationships existing between body weight and egg production traits in Olympia Black layers. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 28(1): 1-8.
Das, A.K. (2013). Microsatellite polymorphism, immuno-competence profile and performance evaluation of Rhode Island Red chicken and its crosses. A Ph.D. Thesis for the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India.
El-Labban, A.M., Iraqi, M.M., Hanafi, M.S. and Heba, A.H. (2011). Estimation of genetic and non-genetic parameters for egg production traits in local strains of chickens. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 23(1).
Falconer, D.S. and Mackay, T.F. C. (1996). Introduction to Quantitative Genetics. 4th edn. Addison Wesley, Longman Limited, England.
FAO (2003). Animal Production and Health. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United
Nations. Rome, Italy.
Goger, H., Erdogan-Demirtas, S. and Yurtogullari, S. (2014). Developments in the performance of brown egg layer parental stocks for superior hybrid. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 38: 546-551.
Harvey, A.C. (1990). Forecasting, structural time series models and the Kalman Filter. Cambridge University Press, 1 and 3 editions.
Henchion, M., Hayes, M., Mullen, A.M., Fenelon, M. and Tiwari, B. (2017). Future protein supply and demand: Strategies and Factors Influencing a Sustainable Equilibrium. Foods, 6(7): 1–21, 53.
Henderson, C.R. (1953). Estimation of variance and covariance components. Biometrics, 9:226-252.
Ibrahim, A.A., Alade, N.K., Aliyu, J. and Muhammad, A.I. (2014). Relationship between phenotypic sexual characters and semen characteristics in four strains of cocks in northern Nigeria. Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science, 4(3): 603-608.
John, C.L., Jalaludeen, A. and Anitha, P. (2000). Impact of selection for part period egg production in two strains of White Leghorn. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 35: 156-160.
Kabir, M. and Muhammad, S.M. (2012). Study of fertility and hatchability in ShikaBrown® commercial and parent stock layers. Savannah Journal of Agriculture, 7(1): 17–23.
Khawaja, T., Sohail, H.K., Nasir, M., Mian, A.A., Tanveer, A. and Abdul, G. (2012). Comparative study of growth performance, egg production, egg characteristics and haemato-biochemical parameters of Desi, Fayoumi and Rhode Island Red chicken. Journal of Applied Animal Research, 40(4): 273-283.
Momoh, O.M., Nwosu, C.C. and Adeyinka, I.A. (2010). Comparative evaluation of two Nigerian local chicken ecotypes and their crosses for growth traits. International Journal of Poultry Science, 9(8): 738-743.
Nwagu, B.I., Olorunju, S.A.S., Oni, O.O., Eduvie, L.O., Adeyinka, I.A., Sekoni, A.A. and Abeke, F.O. (2007). Inbreeding effect on performance of Rhode Island chickens selected for part-period egg production. International Journal of Poultry Science, 6(1): 13-17.
Nwagu, B.I. (2004). Estimation of genetic parameters using different methods in Rhode Island chickens selected for part-period egg production. A PhD thesis Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Pages 1–103.
Ojedapo, L.O., Adedeji, T.A., Olayeni, T.B., Ameen, S.A., Amao, S.R., Abanikannda, O.T.F. and Fasasi, K.M. (2008). Phenotypic correlation between internal and external quality traits of a commercial layer strain. In: Proceedings of the 33rdAnnual Conference of Nigeria Society for Animal Production (NSAP). Adeyemi, O.A., Ogungbesan, A.M., Dada, A.O., Eniolorunda, O.O., Awojobi, H.A., Oke, D.B. and Agunbiade, J.A. (Editors). College of Agricultural Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Yewa Campus, Ogun State, Pages 31–33.
Olutunmogun, A.K., Nwagu, B.I., Umar, U.A. and Adejoh-Ubani, E.O. (2021). ShikaBrown® egg type chicken an untapped germplasm in the northern savannah of Nigeria: A Review. In: Scientific Track Proceedings of the 3rd National Summit and Conference on Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization. Edited by Aladele, S.E., Okere, A.U., Ajiboye, T.O. and Alamu, O. Pages 187-193.
Oni, O.O., Abubakar, B.Y., Adeyinka, I.A., Olorunju, S.A.S., Nwagu, B.I., and Sekoni, A.A. (2003). Estimation of genetic parameters for age and body weight at sexual maturity in two strains of Rhode Island chickens. Paper proceedings of the 28th Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP) held at the IAR&T Obafemi Awolowo University Ibadan from 16th – 20th March, 2003.
Ovimaps, (2017). Ovilocation map: ovi earth imaginary.
Podisi, B.K., Knott, S.A., Dunn, I.C., Law, A.S., Burt, D.W. and Hocking, P.M. (2011). Overlap of quantitative traits loci for early growth rate and for body weight and age at onset of sexual maturity in chickens. Reproduction, 141: 381-389. https://doi.org:10.1530/REP-10-0276
Preisinger, R. and Flock, D.K. (2000). Genetic changes in layer breeding: Historical trends and future prospects. BSAS Occasional Publication, 27: 20-28.
Rahim, A., Kumar, S., Jagadeesan, K., Ullah, S., Debnath, J., Yadav, R. and Bhanja, S.K. (2016). Genetic analysis of growth, production and reproduction traits after long-term selection in Rhode Island Red chicken. Indian Journal of Animal Resources, 50(5): 646-651. doi:10.18805/ijar.10987.
SAS. (2002). Statistical Analysis System, Computer Software, Version 9: Statistics SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC 27513, NC 27513, USA.
Sanda, A.J., Olowofeso, O., Adeleke, M.A., Oso, A.O., Durosaro, S.O. and Sanda, M.O. (2014).
Heritability and repeatability estimate of some measurable traits in meat type chickens reared for ten weeks in Abeokuta, Nigeria. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 8: 782-785.
Sharma, R.P. and Chatterjee, R.N. (2006). Research priorities in poultry genetics and breeding to 2020. In: Poultry Research Priorities to 2020. Proceedings of National Seminar, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar.
Sharma, A.K. and Krishna, T.A. (1998). Genetic and phenotypic parameters of economic traits in ‘V’ strain of White Leghorn under selection. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 33: 198-201.
Yahaya, H.K., Oni, O.O., Akpa, G.N. and Adeyinka, I.A. (2009). Estimation of genetic parameters of various economic traits in a closed population of female line layer type chickens under short term selection. Emirate Journal of Food Agriculture, 21(1): 59-64. http://cfa.uaeu.ac.ae/ejfa.shtml
Yahaya, H.K., Oni, O.O. and Adeyinka, I.A. (2022). Correlations amongst traits of economic importance in layer type chickens under reciprocal recurrent selection. FUDMA Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, 8 (2): 188-193. ISSN: 2504-9496.
https://doi.org/10.33003/jaat.2023.0802.25
Zelleke, G., Moudgal, R.P. and Asmare, F. (2005). Fertility and hatchability in RIR and WL breeds as functionally modified by crossing them in alternate sex combinations (Gallus domesticus). British Poultry Science, 46: 119-123.
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Kabir, M, & Yahaya, H.K. (1). Olutunmogun, A.K Analysis of Body Weight and Egg Production Traits of Shikabrown® Grandparent Chickens after Long-Term Selection. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science and Technology (NJAST), 8(3), 17-28. Retrieved from http://www.njast.com.ng/index.php/home/article/view/451
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