Impact of Crossing Golden Sabahia and White Leghorn Chickens on Performance Traits: An Analysis of Heterosis, Additive Effects, and Performance Curves

Walid Shaaban  Habashy; Abdalrahem Alsnusi  Amrabit; Waleed Salah El-Tahawy; Mai Muhammad   Numair

doi:10.4025/actascianimsci.v48i1.75474

Walid Shaaban Habashy Damanhour University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2009-5145
Abdalrahem Alsnusi Amrabit Omar Al - Mukhtar University
Waleed Salah El-Tahawy Damanhour University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0416-9367
Mai Muhammad Numair Damanhour University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7958-785X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v48i1.75474

Resumo

The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of crossbreeding between Golden Sabahia (GS) and White Leghorn (WL) strains on body weight (BW) and egg production traits and estimate crossbreeding parameters such as direct heterosis, additive effect and evaluating the growth and egg production curves. GS pure line had the significantly highest BW₀, BW₅₆, BW₇₀ and BW₈₄, however, it had a significantly lower BW₁₄ than the crossbreds. Furthermore, the GS - sired crossbred was significantly heavier in BW₁₄, BW₂₈ and BW₄₂ than the pure lines and the reciprocal cross. GS × WL cross showed significantly higher daily body weight gains than the reciprocal cross except for BWG_{8 - 12}. WL purebred line had the lowest EW90 among the strain groups, meanwhile, EW10 was at its highest mean in the GS × WL crossbred. Moreover, WL × GS crossbred had the lowest performance among the groups in terms of P10. Positive direct additive effects were shown for body weights and most egg production traits, indicating GS’s superior genetic potential. The direct additive effects were positive for the egg production traits studied apart from P10. Overall, the GS - sired crossbreds displayed the best performance in terms of growth rate and egg production, making them a promising option for poultry breeding programs.

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