Performance of local and local x improved chicken crosses under semi-intensive management system in Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorOchora, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorKasima, Junior Senyonga
dc.contributor.authorOkot, Wilfred Marion
dc.contributor.authorNdyomugyenyi, Elly Kurobuza
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-14T09:42:29Z
dc.date.available2025-10-14T09:42:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-19
dc.description.abstractDespite the efforts to improve Uganda’s chicken production through crossbreeding, limited research has been conducted to establish the performance of local x improved chicken crosses under the dominant management systems used by chicken rearing households. The current study aimed to assess the performance of local x improved chicken crosses under semi-intensive management system in Pader and Agago districts of Northern Uganda, where crossing of local with imported Kuroiler chickens has been promoted over time. A cross-sectional survey using a semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire and observation was conducted in two purposively selected sub-counties per district among 246 respondents to establish the sociodemographic characteristics of chicken farmers and reasons for crossing. Using a Completely Randomised Block Design, an experiment was set up to compare the performance of local chickens and local x improved chicken (Kuroiler) crosses in terms of egg production and hatchability. All respondents practiced crossing with the aim of enhancing egg production in their chicken flocks. Under semi-intensive management system, hatchability of the eggs from crossbred chickens did not differ (P ≥ 0.05) from that of the eggs laid by the local chickens. In conclusion, although crossbred chickens exhibited hybrid vigour in terms of egg production under free range and semi-intensive systems, the hatchability of the eggs from crossbred chickens raised under semi-intensive system did not differ from that of eggs from local chickens. Future research should consider establishing the quality attributes of eggs of the local x improved chicken crosses in the dominant management systems among chicken keeping households in Uganda.
dc.identifier.citationSamuel Ochora, Junior Senyonga Kasima, Wilfred Marion Okot & Elly Kurobuza Ndyomugyenyi (2023) Performance of local and local x improved chicken crosses under semi-intensive management system in Northern Uganda, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9:1, 2213925, DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2213925
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2213925
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/693
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCogent Food & Agriculture
dc.subjectKuroiler
dc.subjectcrossbreeding
dc.subjectegg production
dc.subjecthatchability
dc.subjectlocal chicken
dc.titlePerformance of local and local x improved chicken crosses under semi-intensive management system in Northern Uganda
dc.typeArticle

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