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 socio-economic 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
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 767-777 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- Animal Genetic Resources
- Egg Production
- Rural Smallholders
- Scavenging System
- Task Division
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Food Science
Cite this
Towards conservation of omani local chicken : Phenotypic characteristics, management practices and performance traits. / Al-Qamashoui, B.; Mahgoub, O.; Kadim, I.; Schlecht, E.
In: Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 6, 2014, p. 767-777.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards conservation of omani local chicken
T2 - Phenotypic characteristics, management practices and performance traits
AU - Al-Qamashoui, B.
AU - Mahgoub, O.
AU - Kadim, I.
AU - Schlecht, E.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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 socio-economic 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
AB - 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 socio-economic 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
KW - Animal Genetic Resources
KW - Egg Production
KW - Rural Smallholders
KW - Scavenging System
KW - Task Division
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84899569575&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84899569575&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5713/ajas.2013.13541
DO - 10.5713/ajas.2013.13541
M3 - Article
VL - 27
SP - 767
EP - 777
JO - Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
JF - Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
SN - 1011-2367
IS - 6
ER -