Morpho-Biometric Characterization of the North African (Tunisian) Local Chicken Populations

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Author Affiliations

¹LR14AGR04,Ecole Supérieure d’agriculture du Kef ,Université de Jendouba , Compus Universitaire Boulifa 7119 Kef, Tunisia

²LR13AGR02, Mateur Higher School of Agriculture, University of Carthage, Mateur 7030, Tunisia

³UR17AGR04, Mateur Higher School of Agriculture, University of Carthage, Mateur 7030, Tunisia

⁴Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 72701 AR, USA

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

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Fig. 1.

Localization of study (A) and distribution of poultry (broilers and turkey) production in Tunisia (B).

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Fig. 2.

Socio-economic status of small-scale farmers.

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Fig. 3.

Morpho-biometric characterization of Tunisian local chickens. (A) feather color, (B, C) shank color, and (D, E) crest form and color.

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Fig. 4.

Principal component analysis (PCA) showing distinct two Tunisian local chicken groups.

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Fig. 5.

Hierarchical ascending classification (HAC) of Tunisian local chickens.

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