PROJECT LEADER: PROFESSOR OLUFUNMILAYO ADEBAMBO
CO-SCIENTISTS:
DR AYOTUNDE ADEBAMBO——SENIOR LECTURER, POULTRY BREEDING AND GENOMICS.
DR MATHEW ADELEKE————-LECTURER 1 POULTRY BREEDING AND GENETICS
DR MATHEW WHETO—————–LECTURE 11 POULTRY BREEDING AND GENOMICS
MR LAIWOLA OGUNPAYIMO—-B.AGRIC ANIMAL BREEDING—SUPERVISOR, POULTRY BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT
The FUNAAB Poultry breeding Project started in 1994 with collection of 500birds all over South Western Nigeria comprising Normal feathered, Frizzle feathered and Naked Neck indigenous birds.
The characterization methods include collection of biometric data and genetic screening for survival, reproductive performance and elimination of broodiness.
With 10 generations of selection that had involved several Undergraduate and Post graduate students, broodiness had been reduced to less than 2% of the population.
Egg production has increased from 60 per annum to 240-260 .
Fertility and hatchability had increased from Peters 2002: 30-40 % to 2014 65-75%
Average rearing mortality ranges from 5-10% .
Pullet Body weight at maturity increased from 0.9-1.3kg to 1.2-1.8kg.
Average age at first egg 18 to 21 weeks.
Average weight of first egg increased from 39-42g to 45-55g.
Cross breeding within the last decade to generate the Indigenous broiler lines has added value to the body weight from 1.2kg at 10 weeks to 1.6-1.9kg for dihybrid crosses.
Current trihybrid comprises 2 exotic and one indigenous line to generate 25-37.5% Indigenous blood.
The current weight at 8 weeks ranged from 1.5-1.9kg.although with a corresponding increase in age at first egg to 24-26weeks in the trihybrids.
These are being developed as the Parent stock line for the production of Commercial FUNAAB Indigenous broilers (COFI-Broilers).
Currently available FUNAAB lines are as follows:
Indigenous Birds (FInbirds) Normal, Frizzle and Naked Neck.
White Arbor Acre,
White Marshall.
Spotted GPS (FUN-alpha).
Partially Spotted PS (FUN-white).
FUNAAB Commercial hybrids (COFI-broiler).
Value addition (FUNAAB Roasted chicken)
 Alpha 1 on floor rearing with laying cage |
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 Day-old Naked neck Chicks 2 |
 Di-hybrid day-old chicks FUNAAB Alpha 1 |
 Final year students working on fertility and hatchability of Nigerian local chickens |
 FUNAAB 2000 eggs capacity Setter hatcher |
 FUNAAB Incubator 2014 |
 Indigenous DOCs |
 Some improved indigenous in the growing unit |
 Some of the ABG final Year students working on Poultry breeding |
 Some of the Improved Indigenous chicken in the progeny testing units |
 Some of the Sire used for Artificial Insemination |
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 The Alpha 2 PS |
 The Arbor Acre Parent stocks |
 The broilers breeders hen |
 The growers in the growers pen FUNAAB alpha 2 |
 The hatchery manager with some final year students vaccinating the day old chicks |
 The naked neck breeder stocks year 2 in lay |
 The Naked Neck cocks breeding cocks |
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