Phenotypic diversity of Aseel Chicken in District Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract

Aseel chicken is very famous in Sindh for their fighting behavior, delicious meat quality with adaptability of tropical and subtropical climatic conditions and as attractive household bird . Present study was conducted on Aseel chicken raised in three different taluka Jhando Mari, Chambar and Tando Allahyar city of district Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan with 60 male and 40 female Aseel birds. The results of the study based on phenotypic diversity showed that maximum feather color and feather pattern was observed on neck and breast (34%) grey black and Dark brown (49%), plain (34%) and (55%) penciled type. The result for wing bow and wing bar feather color and pattern percentage was observed maximum orange/pale brown (34%) and (27%), plain (34%) and (45%) irregular pattern was recorded. The results for wing bay saddle feather color percentage of Aseel chicken was maximum found greenish black (26%) and (36%) of pale organe/pale brown (62%) and (45%) plain type pattern. The result for tail feather color percentage of Aseel chicken revealed that maximum color of feather was observed greenish black (42%) and (5%) of plain type pattern was recorded.