Exotic chicken breeds in Kenya

Exotic chicken in Ecochicks

These are kari improved, kuroiler, Kenbro and Rainbow Roaster. The term improved kienyeji generally refers to an indigenous chicken breed obtained from natural cross-breeding between two superior breeds of kienyeji chickens or a kienyeji chicken and an exotic breed. Exotic breed they have much advantage include- to thee increase of egg production and availability of meat from poultry birds, the exotic breeds are introduced in Kenya to provide more egg production and meat.

The different between exotic and indigenous breeds

Breeds are commonly classified as indigenous or exotic, where indigenous breeds are mainly kept in low-input-low-output production system while exotic breeds are usually adapted to intensive high-output system and do not flourish in unimproved local production environment.

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