Fenotype characteristics of Gaga chicken from Sidrap regency, South Sulawesi
Sri Rahma Aprilita Bugiwati, Ahmad Syakir and Muhammad Ihsan Andi Dagong

Animal Husbandry Program Study, Animal Science Faculty of Hasanuddin University

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the characteristics of qualitative of Gaga chicken in Baranti and Pancarijang Distric of Sidrap Regency. 170 birds of adult chickens Gaga (115 males and 55 females) used as a sample, taken by purposive sampling. The qualitative characteristic observed were feathers color, feathers pattern, flickering feathers, shank colour, comb shape, cuping color and eye color. The data were tabulated by sex and analyzed descriptive statistically. The results showed that the qualitative characteristics of males and females were dominated by colored category feather (ii) and recessive in white feather (I_). The qualitative qualities of the dominant male gaga pattern were the wild feather pattern (e +), whereas in females were dominated by black feather pattern (E_). Single comb shape and the red cuping colour is dominant in Baranti and Pancarijang District. The heterogenenity of eye colour and shank colour at both District still high.

Keywords: Fenotype variation, feathers color, comb variation, Gaga chicken

Topic: Breeding and livestock production

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/9r2PYqDpmeTB

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