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Breed Characteristics and Farming Introduction of Cenxi Three-Yellow Chicken

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The Cenxi Three-Yellow Chicken is a historically famous chicken breed from Guangxi supplied to Hong Kong, China and Macao, China, and is currently a high-quality local native chicken in Guangxi that has undergone strict systematic breeding without introducing any foreign bloodlines. It has a small body size, splendid appearance, tender meat, fine bones, and a lively, active pecking nature. In 1983, it was awarded an honorary certificate by the National Ministry of Foreign Trade. Over the past 20-plus years, relevant researchers have carried out a series of scientific and technological research projects on the Cenxi Three-Yellow Chicken, continuously improving the product's technological content and quality. Of the seven completed research projects, four won provincial and ministerial-level science and technology progress awards. Starting in 1999,

The Cenxi Three-Yellow Chicken is a historically famous chicken breed from Guangxi supplied to Hong Kong, China and Macao, China, and is currently a high-quality local native chicken in Guangxi that has undergone strict systematic breeding without introducing any foreign bloodlines. It has a small body size, splendid appearance, tender meat, fine bones, and a lively, active pecking nature. In 1983, it was awarded an honorary certificate by the National Ministry of Foreign Trade. Over the past 20-plus years, relevant researchers have carried out a series of scientific and technological research projects on the Cenxi Three-Yellow Chicken, continuously improving the product's technological content and quality. Of the seven completed research projects, four won provincial and ministerial-level science and technology progress awards. Starting in 1999, the management model of "chicken farm + farming households + customers" was also implemented, with all commercial broilers distributed to farming households for grazing and rearing in hillside orchards, greatly improving the uniformity and quality of the chicken population and achieving first-class standards in appearance, color, aroma, and taste. Broiler dealers in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Meizhou, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Nanhai, Yangchun, Maoming, and other places in Guangdong all purchase chickens regularly on a long-term basis. Broiler chickens @#@136@#@ have long been in short supply.

Cenxi Three-Yellow Chicken adult weight: 140-150 days 1.3 kg; foot length: 6.6 cm; shank circumference: 3.7 cm; dressing percentage: 91.3%; eviscerated breast and leg muscle percentage: 47.9%. Hen age at first laying: 145 days; average annual egg production: 115 eggs/bird; qualified breeding egg rate: 98%; breeding egg fertilization rate: 92%; fertilized egg hatching rate: 92%.

Cenxi Three-Yellow Chicken capon: adult weight: 180-200 days 2.1 kg; foot length: 7.9 cm; shank circumference: 4.2 cm; dressing percentage: 88.7%; eviscerated breast and leg muscle percentage: 48.7%.

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