Effects of temperature on egg laying hens from divergent lines selected on residual feed consumption;Reponse a la chaleur de poules pondeuses issues de lignees selectionnees pour une faible (R-) ou forte (R+) consommation alimentaire residuelle

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-290

  Bordas, A ^a   Minvielle, F ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Interaction line x temperature; Laying hen; Residual food consumption; Selection; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; EGG LAYING; FOOD INTAKE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0030754015     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19970211     Document Type: Article

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