OBSERVATION ON CONGENITAL LOCO, A HEREDITARY DEFECT IN THREE FLOCKS OF CHICKEN AT IBADAN

Authors

  • O. A. ADEBAMBO University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v25i1.2174

Keywords:

congenital loco, hereditary defects, lethal factor, sex-linked, pullets

Abstract

Congenital loco, a monogenic, sex-linked hereditary defect was observed in three flocks of chicken at Ibadan. Mortality at the end of the first 4 days of life was unexplainably bigh. Noticeable signs were birds thrown off balance with necks thrown backward s, chicks unable to feed nor drink. Subsequently, they got weak, slumped and died.

Author Biography

  • O. A. ADEBAMBO, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

    Department of Animal Breeding & Geneitcs

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Published

2021-01-06

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 1 (1998)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

OBSERVATION ON CONGENITAL LOCO, A HEREDITARY DEFECT IN THREE FLOCKS OF CHICKEN AT IBADAN. (2021). Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 25(1), 6-8. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v25i1.2174