Distribution and consistency of Ancona and Livorno poultry breed in Central Italy

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Table 1. Number and distribution of the survey farms in the five regions of the Central Italy.

	Total		Abruzzo		Lazio		Marche		Tuscany		Umbria
Variable	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Identified farms	41	100.0	8^X	19.5	6^X	14.6	5^X	12.2	18^W	43.9	4^X	9.8
Surveyed farms	36	100.0	5^X	13.9	4^X	11.1	5^X	13.9	18^W	50.0	4^X	11.1

^W-ZObservations with different superscripts within the row are significantly different (χ²-test p < 0.01).

Figure 1. General information on the farms is surveyed.

Figure 2. Specific information on the farms is surveyed.

Figure 3. Distribution and size of the farms.

Table 2. General information on the farms.

	Total		Professional farm		Unprofessional farm
Variable	N	%	n	%	n	%	χ^2 statistic^a
Survey response	36	100.0	11	28.57	25	71.43	***
Breeder gender	(n = 36)		(n = 11)		(n = 25)
Male	33^A	91.7	11^A	100.0	22^A	88.0	NS
Female	3^B	8.3	0^B	0.0	3^B	12.0	NS
Male age (year)	(n = 33)		(n = 11)		(n = 22)
<30	5^BC	15.1	1^ab	9.1	4^ab	18.2	NS
Between 30 and 50	15^A	45.4	4^ab	36.4	11^a	50.0	NS
Between 50 and 70	11^AB	33.3	6^a	54.5	5^ab	22.7	NS
>70	2^C	6.1	0^b	0.0	2^b	9.1	NS
Female age (year)	(n = 3)		(n = 0)		(n = 3)
<30	0	0.0	—	—	0	0.0	—
Between 30 and 50	2	66.7	—	—	2	66.7	—
Between 50 and 70	1	33.3	—	—	1	33.3	—
>70	0	0.0	—	—	0	0.0	—
Type of business	(n = 36)		(n = 11)		(n = 25)
Main business	2^B	5.6	1^B	9.1	1^B	4.0	NS
Secondary business	34^A	94.4	10^A	90.9	24^A	96.0	NS
Sale of alive birds	(n = 36)		(n = 11)		(n = 25)
Yes	12^B	33.3	5	45.4	7^B	28.0	NS
No	24^A	66.7	6	54.5	18^B	72.0	NS
Sale age of alive birds	(n = 12)		(n = 5)		(n = 7)
<6 months	8	66.7	3	60.0	5	71.4	NS
≥6 months	4	33.3	2	40.0	2	28.6	NS
Sale price of alive bird per unit (€)	(n = 12)		(n = 5)		(n = 7)
<20	2^B	16.7	2	40.0	0^B	0.0	NS
Between 20 and 30	9^A	75.0	3	60.0	6^A	85.7	NS
≥30	1^B	8.3	0	0.0	1^B	14.3	NS

^aTest for a single variable between the two breeders’ categories, within the row; significant levels (χ²-test): ***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; NS: not significant (p > 0.05). ^A,BObservations with different superscripts within the column are significantly different (χ²-test p < 0.01).

^a–cObservations with different superscripts within the column are significantly different (χ²-test p < 0.05).

Table 3. Consistencies of the Ancona and Livorno breeds in the five regions of Central Italy (Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany e Umbria).

	Total		Abruzzo		Lazio		Marche		Tuscany		Umbria
Variable	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Reared breeds	(n = 36)		(n = 5)		(n = 4)		(n = 5)		(n = 18)		(n = 4)
Ancona only	11	30.6	2^WX	40.0	3^W	75.0	5^WA	100.0	0^XB	0.0	1^WX	25.0
Livorno only	17	47.2	1^WX	20.0	0^X	0.0	0^XB	0.0	14^WA	77.8	2^WX	50.0
Ancona and Livorno	8	22.2	2	40.0	1	25.0	0^B	0.0	4^B	22.2	1	25.0
Surveyed chickens	1127	100.0	112^Z	9.9	195^X	17.3	158^Y	14.0	537^W	47.6	125^Z	11.1
Breeds Consistencies	(n = 1127)		(n = 112)		(n = 195)		(n = 158)		(n = 537)		(n = 125)
Ancona	428^B	38.0	49^X	43.7	152^WA	77.9	158^WA	100.0	43^XB	8.0	26^YB	20.8
Livorno	699^A	62.0	63^Y	56.2	43^YB	22.1	0^ZB	0.0	494^WA	92.0	99^XA	79.2

^W–ZObservations with different superscripts within the row are significantly different (χ²-test p < 0.01).

^A,BObservations with different superscripts within the column are significantly different (χ²-test p < 0.01).

Figure 4. Classification of plumage livery in Livorno breed.

Table 4. Composition of the populations of the Ancona and Livorno breeds in Central Italy.

	Ancona		Livorno
Variable	n	%	n	%	χ^2 statistic^a
Number of surveyed chickens per breed	428	37.98	699	62.02	***
Number of chickens per age category
Roosters	50^C	11.7	142^B	20.3	***
Hens	258^A	60.3	508^A	72.7	***
Chicks	120^B	28.0	49^C	7.0	***

^ATest for a single variable between the two breeders’ categories, within the row; significant levels (χ²-test): ***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; NS: not significant (p > 0.05). ^A,BObservations with different superscripts within the column are significantly different (χ²-test p < 0.01). ^A–CObservations with different superscripts within the column are significantly different (χ²-test p < 0.05).