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http://dx.doi.org/10.5536/KJPS.2020.47.2.95

Production Traits and Stress Responses of Five Korean Native Chicken Breeds  

Cho, Eun Jung (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Choi, Eun Sik (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Jeong, Hyeon Cheol (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Kim, Bo Kyung (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Sohn, Sea Hwan (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.47, no.2, 2020 , pp. 95-105 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents the production characteristics and physiological characteristics of five Korean native chicken (KNC) breeds consisting of Hwanggalsaek Jaeraejong (HJ), Korean Rhode Island Red (KR), Korean White Leghorn (KL), Korean Brown Cornish (KC), and Korean Ogye (KO). We investigated their production performances, vitalities, and stress responses. We measured the survival rate, body weight, age at first egg-laying, hen-day egg production, egg weight, amount of telomeric DNA, heterophil-lymphocyte ratio (H/L ratio), and heat shock protein (HSP)-70, HSP-90α and HSP-90β gene expression levels for 493 KNCs. The survival rate was highest in KR, and lowest in KO. Body weights were steadily high in the order of KC, KR, HJ, KO and KL. Average hen-day egg production was highest in KL, and lowest in KC. While the amount of telomeric DNA was highest in KR, and lowest in KC. Furthermore, both the H/L ratio and the HSP-90β gene expression level were highest in KC, and lowest in KR. These results indicated that the KR breed was highly resistant to stress, whereas KC was more susceptible to stress. Taken together, it is considered that with improvements the KC breed would be more suited to be used as a Korean broiler breed while KL would be more appropriately used as a Korean layer breed. In addition, it is considered that the KR breed is appropriate to be used as a maternal chicken breeder based on good production capacity and excellent robustness, while the HJ breed is desirable to be improved as a high-quality Korean meat breed based on its excellent meat quality.
Keywords
stress response; growth performance; laying performance; Korean native chicken breeds;
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