EFFET DU GÉNOTYPE ET DU SYSTÈME D’ÉLEVAGE SUR LA QUALITÉ DES OEUFS CHEZ LA POULE LOCALE GALLUS GALLUS.

Abstract

In the search for the improvement of the productivity of the local Algerian hen and particular with regard to its capacities of laying, The breeding system of the latter is a field of research to be developped. As a first step in this research, the objective of this study, which was conducted to compare the parameters of the eggs from a farm with the cage. A total of 26 hens was used for 8 weeks. The comparison of the two categories allowed us to observe that only three parameters that vary significantly, including shell thickness (P <0.01) in favor of ground-eggs and the height of albumin (P <0.05) and that of egg yolk (P <0.05) in favor of eggs from cage culture. However, there were no significant differences between two housing systems for the remaining parameters.