International Journal of Animal Science, Husbandry and Livestock Production ISSN: 2141-5191, Vol. 6(10), pp. 361-365, December, 2020.  © Advanced Scholars Journals

Review paper

Analysis of poultry breeding programs and techniques.

^*Getachew Bekele Fereja^{1, 2}

¹Department of Animal Production and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Gambella University, PO Box 126, Gambella, Ethiopia,

²Addis Ababa University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Department of Animal Production, P O Box 34, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.

*Corresponding author: e-mail: [email protected], mobile: +251911550351/+251915607211.

Accepted 1st December, 2020.

Abstract

Chicken are the most popular poultry species worldwide in terms of their economic importance. Chicken are believed to have been domesticated from the jungle fowl. Once a breeding goal and selection criteria have been established, a selection strategy must be proposed and implemented. This flock could have been established during the on-station characterization of local breeds. In this case, the superior breed according to the outcomes of this characterization is maintained, although more birds of the chosen breed or ecotype might need to be gathered to have a sufficiently large base population. The breeding companies utilized different breeding and selection technologies at different period of time for the genetic improvement of poultry. The indigenous chicken seemed the ideal starting material to increase production level, while maintaining the resilience to sub-optimal circumstances such as food (and water) of irregular quality and quantity. Therefore, the objective of this review was aimed to analysis of poultry breeding programs and techniques.

Keywords: breeding, chicken, indigenous, management, poultry