Phenotypic Characterization of Native Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Eastern Samar, Philippines

Abstract

The study characterized native chickens based on phenotypic traits, measuring 13 morphometric and describing 7 discrete characters of 228 randomly-selected native chickens from three arbitrary districts (North District [ND], Central District [CD] and South District [SD]) in the province of Eastern Samar. Results show that significant difference was observed in drumstick length and beak length (p