Comparison of growth and meat yield of naked-neck, full-feathered F1 chickens reared under backyard conditions in a dry tropical environment

• Adrián Hernández-Sánchez Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales. Morelia, Michoacán, México
• Rafael María Román-Bravo Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
• Aureliano Juárez-Caratachea Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales. Morelia, Michoacán, México
• Ernestina Gutiérrez-Vázquez Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales. Morelia, Michoacán, México
• Daniel Val-Arreola Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales. Morelia, Michoacán, México
• Ruy Ortiz-Rodríguez Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Morelia, Michoacán, México

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52973/rcfcv-e33204

Keywords: Chickens, backyard, meat production, heat stress

Abstract

Meat yield and growth was evaluated in crossbred F₁ chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) (Full Plumage and Naked Neck × Rhode Island Red) in backyard production systems under dry tropic conditions. Seventeen naked neck (MCD) and seventeen full plumage males (MPN) were used at the locality of San Nicolás Arroyo Hondo, Municipality of Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico, fed with a traditional scheme (commercial concentrate plus corn). The variables analyzed were body weight (PC); food consumption (CA); feed conversion (CaI); weight gain (GP) phenotype^-1; as well as: total feed intake (CAt); slaughter and carcass weight and weight of higher commercial value pieces (PPMVC). The experimental design used for PC using a split plot over time with repeated measurements and the data was analyzed with a mixed model. The other variables were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA with phenotypes as the source of variation. In both cases, the differences between phenotypes were obtained by “t” tests between the least square means. The results showed that a significant genetic interaction group*time interaction (P<0.001); The Gompertz equation was used for modelling PC, the estimated parameters of the model were: at start (88.2 and 78.5 g); increase growth rate (0.061 and 0.068 g) and decrease growth rate (0.0193 and 0.0235 g), for the MCD and MPN groups, respectively. Likewise, a phenotypic effect (P<0.01) was found on: CA, CAt, GP, and Cal, in favor of MCD (P<0.05). The most relevant results were slaughter weight (1806.1 ± 28.3 vs. 1306.1 ± 28.3 g) and carcass weight (1040.0 ± 35.5 vs. 804.1 ± 35.5 g) for MCD and MPN, respectively. PPMVC were legs 174.2 ± 5.4 g vs. 130.8 ± 5.4 g, thigh 151.8 ± 4.7 g vs. 114.2 ± 4.7 g and breast 228.2 ± 11.2 g vs. 176.6 ± 11.2 g for MCD and MPN, respectively. These results suggest that bare neck F₁ birds are a suitable alternative for backyard poultry farms in the dry tropics.

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