767 Open Access Asian Australas. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 27, No. 6 : 767-777 June 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2013.13541
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Towards Conservation of Omani Local Chicken: Phenotypic Characteristics, Management Practices and Performance Traits B. Al-Qamashoui, O. Mahgoub1, I. Kadim1, and E. Schlecht* Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Kassel and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany ABSTRACT: Characterizing local chicken types and their mostly rural production systems is prerequisite for designing and implementing development and conservation programs. This study evaluated the management practices of small-scale chicken keepers and the phenotypic and production traits of their chickens in Oman, where conservation programs for local livestock breeds have currently started. Free-range scavenging was the dominant production system, and logistic regression analysis showed that socioeconomic factors such as training in poultry keeping, household income, income from farming and gender of chicken owners influenced feeding, housing, and health care practices (p
www.ajas.info pISSN 1011-2367 eISSN 1976-5517
Towards Conservation of Omani Local Chicken: Phenotypic Characteristics, Management Practices and Performance Traits B. Al-Qamashoui, O. Mahgoub1, I. Kadim1, and E. Schlecht* Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Kassel and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany ABSTRACT: Characterizing local chicken types and their mostly rural production systems is prerequisite for designing and implementing development and conservation programs. This study evaluated the management practices of small-scale chicken keepers and the phenotypic and production traits of their chickens in Oman, where conservation programs for local livestock breeds have currently started. Free-range scavenging was the dominant production system, and logistic regression analysis showed that socioeconomic factors such as training in poultry keeping, household income, income from farming and gender of chicken owners influenced feeding, housing, and health care practices (p
