Effect of Strain and Age of the Broiler Breeder Female on Incubation Time and Chick Weight

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1029-1036

  Suarez, M E ^a   Wilson, H R ^b   Mather, F B ^b   Wilcox, C J ^b   Mcpherson, B N ^c  

^a Centro de Ganaderia   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Arbor Acres Farm Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Broiler breeder; Chick weight; Genotype by environment interaction; Incubation time

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKEN; EGG; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; TIME;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031183092     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.7.1029     Document Type: Article

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