Quantitative traits analysis and kinship relationship of indigenous chicken of Sindh, Pakistan
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Abstract
The study was carried out to observe the morphological variation between quantitative traits and kinship association of indigenous chicken with the help of 60 mature male birds in 2024. For this purpose data was collected through direct observation of quantitative traits of parameters including head length, chest length right to left wing length, shank length, back length chest circumferences and neck circumferences. The findings of our revealed that major birds of local variety showed length of wing 51.2 cm, length of head 7.45 cm, length of chest, 12.85 cm, length of shank 27.4 cm, length of shank 11.3 cm, length of back 24.21 cm, neck circumferences 12.87 cm and chest circumferences 39.5 cm. It was concluded that local chicken of Chambar possess a variation of quantitative traits and findings were under the observation were varies from each other’s. It is concluded that this study is primary tool for further studies to explore quantitative traits and breeding methods.
Keywords: Indigenous chicken; Pakistan; Performance; Quantitative traits; Sindh