African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of the naked neck phenotype and feed withdrawal on growth performance and carcass characteristics of F1 crossbred broilers from a cross between local naked neck males and Hubbard Flex 15 broiler females

Raymond Teye Bineadeo
  • Raymond Teye Bineadeo
  • Department of Agricultural Science, Akrokerri College of Education, Adansi North, Ghana.
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Kwaku Adomako
  • Kwaku Adomako
  • Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Simon Oscar Olympio
  • Simon Oscar Olympio
  • Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Maureen Mamle Azu
  • Maureen Mamle Azu
  • Department of Food and Agriculture, Mfanteman Municipal, Ghana.
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Yaw Oppong Frimpong
  • Yaw Oppong Frimpong
  • Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Alex Osei
  • Alex Osei
  • Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Ishmael Ankamah
  • Ishmael Ankamah
  • Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 06 April 2022
  •  Accepted: 15 June 2022
  •  Published: 31 August 2022

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