Predicted response in food conversion ratio for growth by selection on the ratio or on linear component traits, in a (sequential) selection programme

British Poultry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-327

  Koerhuis, A N M ^a,b   Hill, W G ^b  

^a Ross Breeders Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH; PHENOTYPE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0030133931     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417863     Document Type: Article

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