Quantitative traits of desi chickens in Bidar district of Karnataka

Abstract

A study was undertaken to evaluate the quantitative traits of indigenous chicken under farm conditions in Bidar district of Karnataka state. The sample size comprised of two hundred and fifty desi chickens in Bidar district. The quantitative traits like these characteristics were quite distinct than the other native chickens. A study was undertaken to evaluate the indigenous chicken in the Bidar district of Karnataka state for their morphometric characteristics under farm conditions. The Mean ± SE values for body weight, wing length, shank length, shank width, and keellength in the present study at 2nd week of age were 71.04±1.83 g, 50.32±0.69 mm, 22.60±0.26 mm, 3.37±0.09 mm and 24.26±0.44 mm, at 6th week of age were 187.20±5.66 g, 74.62±0.88 mm, 34.52±0.54 mm, 4.31±0.07 mm and 41.59±0.61 mm, at 10th week of age were 358.20±9.42 g, 95.85±1.09 mm, 43.95±0.76 mm, 5.88±0.11 mm and 55.90±0.65 mm, at 14th week of age were 637.90±16.44 g, 114.20±1.92 mm, 59.21±0.94 mm, 7.74±0.13 mm and 72.24±0.87 mm, at 18th week of age were 921.00±28.30 g, 130.40±1.59 mm, 69.19±1.32 mm, 9.69±0.18 mm and 88.41±0.95 mm and at 22nd week of age were 1137.00±36.09 g, 141.60±2.38 mm, 74.07±1.39 mm, 10.70±0.16 mm and 101.40±1.05 mm, respectively.