LINEAR BODY MEASUREMENT AS PREDICTORS OF BODY WEIGHT IN NIGERIAN LOCAL CHICKENS

Data on body weight (BW) and body measurements [linear body length (BL), chest circumference (CC), crus (CS), femur (FR), tarsometatarsus (TM)] were individually collected from 300 mature local chickens at three markets in Makurdi Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State between February and June 2005. The objective of the study was to establish relationships between body weight and body measurements in local chickens and apply the data to...