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| dc.contributor.author | Genanew Atinkut | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-15T06:47:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-15T06:47:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-10-15 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/12759 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study was conducted in selected five administrate kebeles of Dangla district, located in Awi zone of Amhara National Regional State (ANRS), Ethiopia. The objective of the study was to evaluate egg and meat quality attributes of local chicken and exotic breeds. The study was conducted through questionnaires survey and laboratory analysis. The external and internal egg quality evaluations were done on 150 eggs collected from farm gate and local markets. The eggs were collected from different breed hens namely; local, Bovan Brown and Sasso T-44. Each breed contributed 50 eggs for laboratory analysis. A total of 67 small scale chicken producers from five administrative kebeles (1 urban, 1 peri urban and 3 rural) were considered for the survey. The research finding revealed that small scale chicken production seems to be an important economic activity with overall mean flock size/HH 148.5±69.6.All of the small scale chicken producers (100%) have practice with supplementary feeding with difference feed sources. The highest proportion of the respondents, 80.24% were used separate house constructed for poultry. According to respondent, duration of eggs storage before marketing were one week, two weeks and three weeks,6.11%,35.56% and 58.33% respectively. The major challenges/constraint of small scale chicken production in the study area were, prevalence of disease (55.22%), lack of market (14.93),lack of capital (11.94%), incidence of predator (4.48), lack of land (10.45%) and shortage of feed (2.98%). The result of the study indicated that mean values for egg weight, egg height, egg width, yolk height, and yolk weight, were significantly different (p<0.000) higher in Sasso T-44. Mean values for egg shape index, Haugh unit, albumen height, albumen weight, shell weight, shell thickness, and shell ratio were significantly different (p<0.004) higher in Bovan Brown. Yolk color and yolk albumen ratio were significantly different (p<0.045) higher in local breeds. There was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) in albumen ratio and yolk among those breeds | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | ANIMAL PRODUCTION | en_US |
| dc.title | EGG AND MEAT QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF LOCAL CHICKENS AND COMMERCIAL BREEDS IN DANGLA DISTRICT OFAWI ZONE, AMHARA, ETHIOPIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
