The World Poultry Science Association on Thursday said a new breed of live chicken, which is featherless, would be introduced into the poultry business at the 2011 African International Poultry Summit.

The summit, with the theme, ‘Climate Change: Implications for Poultry Production in Africa,’ will attract over 500 participants from Africa while the problems facing poultry business as a result of climate change will be tackled.

WPSA president in Nigeria, Prof. Daisy Eruvbentine, said this at a news briefing heralding the summit in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.

Eruvbetine, who said featherless chicken had been introduced in Egypt, expressed hope that the Nigerian environment would be suitable for the breeding of the birds.

She said, “Featherless chickens are adaptable to hot climate and Nigeria will be good to grow these chickens. The breeder came to introduce it to us at our last year’s summit and some of our members have gone to see things themselves. So, they will display it at this year’s submit.”

Eruvbetine, who was flanked by the chairman, Local Organising Committee, Prof. Okanlawon Onagbesan, the secretary, Dr. Adeloye Fafiolu and a member of the LOC, Mr. Dotun Agbojo, said the keynote address would be delivered by the National President, Poultry Association of Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Kabir.