Simple Summary The present review evaluates twenty years (2001 to 2021) of the study of
growth and performance in local chicken breeds worldwide. The assessment of …

Heat stress is becoming a major problem because it limits growth in poultry production,
especially in tropical areas. The development of genetic lines of Thai native chickens (TNC) …

Animal growth is a complex and dynamic process that involves physiological and
morphological changes from hatching to maturity. It is defined as the increase in body size …

Growth, known as the relation between liveweight and age, is explained mathematically by
functions that have parameters with biological meaning. These parameters are used to …

Understanding of animal growth is important for the improvement of management and
feeding practices; however, little is known about the growth curve in Vietnamese indigenous …

The aim of this study is to model the growth samples of four varieties (White, Black,
Partridge, Franciscan) of Spanish Utrerana hen breed, which is endangered, by using …

Ri chicken is the most popular backyard chicken breed in Vietnam, but little is known about
the growth curve of this breed. This study compared the performances of models with three …

Iranian native chicken, including Fars indigenous chicken, is an important genetic resource
due to its adaptation to stressful environmental conditions, good endurance and resistance …

This study evaluated the effects of various types of feeding on fattening period and
performance of Linda geese. Feeding patterns consisted of concentrate feed-based …

Genetic improvement in commercial broilers worldwide is heavily focused on selection for
higher final body weight at a given age. Although commercial broilers are mostly sold by …