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Table 8 Eggs incubated, hatched, hatchability and Age at sexual maturity in the study areas

From: Production system, and egg quality of village chicken reared under traditional management system in Angecha and Damboya districts of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Parameters

Highland

Mid Land

Overall

Eggs incubated

15.1 ± 0.58

13.87 ± 0.52

14.48 ± 0.55

Eggs hatched

12.13 ± 0.51

11.97 ± 0.63

12.5 ± 0.57

Hatchability

80

81

80.5

Age of sexual Maturity

   

 Female

8.33 ± 0.291

7.93 ± 0.311

8.13 ± 0.301

 Male

7.46 ± 0.313

7.89 ± 0.299

7.67 ± 0.306