Naked Neck
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LOCAL & DESI BREEDS
A featherless-necked bird with a genuine physiological advantage in heat — fewer feathers means better heat dissipation.
Best for
Hot regions and summer flocks where heat stress is the limiting factor.
What it is called, and how common it is
Asked for in the mandi as
Ganj gardan · nangi gardan
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At a glance
- Purpose
- Dual
- Distinguishing trait
- Featherless neck
- Heat tolerance
- Better than fully feathered breeds
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Real heat tolerance, not folklore — reduced feather cover aids cooling
- Studied in Pakistani crossbreeding research alongside Black Australorp
Trade-offs
- Unfamiliar appearance can affect market acceptance
- Modest output
In Pakistan
Of particular interest given Pakistani summers, and used in local crossbreeding research on growth and carcass traits.
Other local & desi breeds
Sources
- Comparison of performance, meat quality and profitability of Cobb, Hubbard and Ross broiler strains
- Comparative growth and meat yield of Arbor Acres, Cobb 500 and Lohmann broiler strains
- Laying characteristics and egg geometry of four varieties of indigenous Aseel chicken in Pakistan
- Poultry Research Institute, Punjab — conservation and improvement of poultry breeds
- ZTBL — financing for Golden/Misri chicken poultry farming
- Comparative performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbreds