Prediction of genetic gains in body weight, egg production and shell quality traits in the Brown Tsaiya laying duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 443-455

  Cheng, Y S ^a,b   Poivey, J P ^a   Rouvier, R ^a   Tai, C ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Taiwan Livestock Research Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

genetic gain; laying duck; restricted selection index; selection

Indexed keywords

EGG SHELL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DUCK; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0030464977     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19960504     Document Type: Article

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