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Ningdu Sanhuang Chicken, Ningdu Yellow, Nanjing, Ningdu Three Yellow
Country: China
Home Tract: Ningdu County, Jiangxi Province
Morphological characters
Body: Small sized
Body Plumage: The cock has fawn feather on the breast and belly
Skin colour: Yellow
Head: Slim
Combs: Red. The cock has serrated single comb with 5-6 points. The hen has serrated single up-right comb with 4-5 points
Wattles: Red
Ear lobe colour: Red
Beak: Yellow. The cock has tan short and wide beak
Limbs/Shanks: Saffron
Feet: Slim, short, yellow
Morphometric traits
Body weight: Day-old chick 31.09±1.64 gm; Cock 2.100±0.080 kg, hen 1.350±0.089 kg
Reproductive Traits
Age at first egg: 130-150 days
Production traits
Egg shell colour: Mainly is fawn with a proportional of 78.8% and some eggshell colour is also white or brown
Weight of an egg: 44.83±2.28 grams
Egg shape index: 1.312
Half evisceration rate: 84.2% for male and 79.7% for female
Dressing percentage: Male 90.64%, hen 90.8%
Remarks: Ningdu three yellow with "three yellow" shape characteristics and excellent meat quality characteristics. Future should establish and improve the breeding system, on the basis of the selection system, improve the uniformity.
References
Jia Y., 2004, “Report on domestic animal genetic resources in China,” China Agriculture Press. [Web Reference]