The naked neck gene in the domestic chicken: a genetic strategy to mitigate the impact of heat stress in poultry production—a review

E Fernandes, A Raymundo, LL Martins, M Lordelo… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Temperature and humidity are environmental factors with significant
impact on animals. This challenge is not exclusive to tropical countries, as climate change …

Sustainable integration of laying hens with crops in organic farming. A review

PR Soares, MAR Lopes, MA Conceição… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Crop-livestock integration plays a key role in the sustainability of organic agriculture
systems, where the reduction of inputs is central to farms performance. The existing literature …

Effect of storage duration on egg quality, embryo mortality and hatchability in FUNAAB‐ɑ chickens

MO Abioja, JA Abiona, OF Akinjute… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Effect of extended storage on egg quality, embryo mortality and hatchability in
FUNAAB‐ɑ chickens was determined. Hatchable eggs (n= 288; weighing 53.2±4.67 g) …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of genotype on hatchability, growth, morphometric and carcass traits of Chicken

A Tadele, G Berhane, W Esatu, T Wassie - Journal of Agriculture and Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to assess the effect of genotype on hatchability, growth,
morphometric and carcass traits of the naked-neck, normal-feathered, and Tetra H chicken …

[HTML][HTML] Semen quality and sperm characteristics in broiler breeder cockerels fed vitamin E during hot season

MO Abioja, S Apuu, JO Daramola, M Wheto… - Acta Scientiarum …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Thirty-two Arbor Acres (AA) cockerels aged 27 weeks were used to determine the effect of
vitamin E (VE) on the semen characteristics and sperm quality during hot season. The birds …

A systematic review of genotype-by-climate interaction studies in cattle, pigs, and chicken

I Fodor, M Spoelstra, MPL Calus… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The genetic progress achieved by animal breeding programs may be affected by genotype-
by-climate interactions (GxC). This systematic literature review assesses the scientific …

Effect of egg storage duration on spread of hatch, chick quality and organ development in FUNAAB-alpha chickens

MO Abioja, OF Akinjute, JA Abiona… - Tropical …, 2020 - journals.sta.uwi.edu
Effect of egg storage duration (0, 4, 8, 12 vs. 16 days) on spread of hatch, chick quality and
organ development in FUNAAB-alpha chickens was determined. Hatching eggs (n= 200; …

Influence of egg storage length and orientation on hatching traits and spread of hatch in Transylvanian naked neck chickens

MO Abioja, HT Ojoawo, OF Akinjute… - Journal of animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Effects of egg storage length and orientation on hatching traits and spread of hatch
were determined in Transylvanian naked neck chickens. Eggs (n= 640) stored in a cold …

[HTML][HTML] Early posthatch body temperature, haematology and growth performance in Transylvanian naked neck chicks hatched from eggs stored for different durations

MO Abioja, HT Ojoawo, OF Akinjute, DM Philip… - Animal-Open Space, 2022 - Elsevier
Early posthatch physiological responses and growth performances were assessed in 80
chicks hatched from Transylvanian naked neck (TN) chicken eggs stored in a cold room for …

Growth performance, well-being, and gut microbial population of broilers raised in cages and floor pens under the hot and humid tropical climate

Z Idrus, NS Norsam, MF Silahuddin… - Italian Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The study was carried out to compare the growth performance, gut microbiota, incidence of
footpad dermatitis (FPD), leg weakness, physiological, and immunological responses in …