Parameter

Location

Breed types and their performance

Local (N = 85)

Sasso

(N = 94)

Bovans brown (N = 38)

Av. age of first laying for chickens (month) (Mean ± SD)

Hw

6.31 ± 0.53^*b

5. 22 ± 0.42^a

5.28 ± 0.46^a

Yr

6.10 ± 0.30^b

5.27 ± 0.47^a

5.47 ± 0.51^a

Total

6.19 ± 0.42

5.24 ± 0.43

5.37 ± 0.49

Slaughter age for chicken (month) (Mean ± SD)

Hw

7.03 ± 0.57^b

5.84 ± 0.47^a

6.05 ± 0.497^a

Yr

7.10 ± 0.36^c

5.82 ± 0.49^a

6.12 ± 0.48^b

Total

7.07 ± 0.46

5.83 ± 0.48

6.08 ± 0.49

Weight of maturecock (Kg) (Mean ± SD)

Hw

2.01 ± 0.27^a

3.02 ± 0.34^b

2.92 ± 0.41^b

Yr

2.00 ± 0.26^a

2.96 ± 0.28^b

2.89 ± 0.42^b

Total

2.00 ± 0.26

2.99 ± 0.31

2.91 ± 0.41

Weight of laying hen (>20 weeks age)

Hw

1.81 ± 0.19^a

2.91 ± 0.38*^c

2.69 ± 0.19^b

Yr

1.80 ± 0.16^a

2.73 ± 0.39^b

2.61 ± 0.28^b

Total

1.80 ± 0.17

2.82 ± 0.39

2.65 ± 0.24