Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan; Department of Zoology, Women University Swabi, Haripr, KP, Pakistan.
Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
Poult Sci. 2021 Mar;100(3):100843. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.11.022. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
The present study was conducted to describe the variations in morphological characteristics of different selected populations of indigenous chickens. Five populations of chickens in different (localities) of Chhajjian, KP, Pakistan, were studied based on qualitative traits recorded for a total of 100 chickens. Each of the study populations contains multiple variants of plumage colors and other physical features. The average flock size was observed to be 38. Predominant plumage color was grayish and other mixtures along with different percentages in different localities. Pea comb was the dominant comb type in all localities. Most of the chickens were yellow skinned. Males in all populations were heavier and taller than the females. This recorded variation in morphological traits will help in the conservation of these chickens.
本研究旨在描述不同选定的本地鸡种群在形态特征上的变化。从巴基斯坦开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省（KP）查加延的 5 个鸡群中，基于对总共 100 只鸡的定性特征记录，对不同鸡群进行了研究。每个研究群体都包含多种羽毛颜色和其他物理特征的变体。观察到平均鸡群规模为 38 只。主要羽毛颜色为灰色，其他颜色和不同颜色的混合色在不同地区的比例不同。豌豆冠是所有地区的主要冠型。大多数鸡是黄色皮肤。所有群体中的公鸡都比母鸡更大、更高。这些形态特征的记录变化将有助于这些鸡的保护。
