Research Details

Preservation and Management of the Ilocos Native Chicken

Benito Balneg, Rodel Banez, Corazon Diana Pastor

Category: Study

Status: Not conducted

Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017

Brief Description

This study involves:

1. Performance of Growing Native Chickens under Different Feeding Materials

A total of one sixty heads growing native chicken randomly allotted into three dietary treatments using RCBD.

2. Laying Performance of Native Hen Fed with Different Feeding Materials

A total of 40 heads ready-to-lay native hen and 4 heads native rooster will be randomly allotted into three dietary treatments using CRD.

3. Performance Evaluation of Native Chicken under Improved Rearing Practices

 A total of 45 native hens will be randomly distributed to five treatments with three replications. This will be laid-out in a Complete Block Design (CRD). Significant mean differences will be analyzed using the Least Significant Difference (LSD).

Expected Output

  • Develop improved feeding and rearing management
  • Results will be the basis of formulating research proposals toward the development of potential native chicken in the region particularly Ilocos Norte.