A total number of 330 native Libyan chicken eggs were collected from smallholders over different areas of south Libya to determine and classify some quantitative and qualitative traits in Libyan native fowls. The quantitative traits studied in the current trial were fertility and hatchability percent, egg weight, eggshell characteristics (weight, thickness, area), chicks weight and body measure...

It is well acknowledged that innovation is a key success factor in mobile service domain. Having creative ideas is the first critical step in the innovation process. Many studies suggest that customers are a valuable source of creative ideas. However, the literature also shows that adults may be constrained by existing technology frames, which are known to hinder creativity. Instead young child...

Aegyptianellosis is a disease caused by small intraerythrocytic inclusions which is restricted to the areaof Africa, Asia and extreme southern Europe. In this study the prevalence of Aegyptianella spp. wasevaluated in four genera of domestic poultry in the northern, southern and central regions of Lorestanprovince from April to September 2008. A total of 275 native adult birds including chicken...

In the present study, the polymorphism of myostatin gene (MSTN) in native chickens of Western Azerbaijan Rearing and Breeding Institute was investigated. The blood samples were collected from eighty two randomly selected hens. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples and a fragment of myostatin including 599 bp in promoter and exon 1 was amplified using PCR method. Breeding values for body ...

A study was conducted at a native chicken cum pig farm in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India, to evaluate its economic feasibility. The unit yields regular income the farmer, where adult chickens, eggs, and day-old chicks are sold local households on demand basis premium prize. poultry operates yearly benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 3.92, which is attributed scavenging nature birds, thereby re...

The objective was to compare and analyze the relationship between growth, purine content, uric acid, superoxide dismutase (SOD) in purebred crossbred Thai native chickens. A total of 300 chickens were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 (100%TN), 2 50% (50%TN), 25% (25%TN). Data included body weight (BW), average daily gain (ADG), breast circumference (BrC). At 6, 8, 10 weeks age, from each group ra...