A statistical model for white meat yield in broilers

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-259

  Lubritz, D L ^a  

^a Arbor Acres Farm Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Broilers; Fillet length; Fillet thickness; Fillet weight; Fillet width; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031485460     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/6.3.253     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Robinson, F.E., N.A. Robinson, B.V. Turner, B. Kerrigan, J.J.R. Feddes, R.K. McMillan, A.J. Richards, and D. Gordon, 1996. Breast muscle development in broilers as affected by strain, sex, and age at processing. Page 56 in: Proc. Poultry Sci. 85th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.
2. Robinson, F.E., N.A. Robinson, B.V. Turner, B. Kerrigan, J.J.R. Feddes, R.K. McMillan, A.J. Richards, and D. Gordon, 1996. Breast muscle weight, area, and thickness in four strain crosses of commercial broilers. Page 57 in: Proc. Poultry Sci. 85th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.
3. Data were subjected to the analysis of variance using Harvey's statistical package. Model 1, which was used to analyze Fwt, WmWt, and Pwm, included the overall mean; fixed effects of strain, sex, and strain x sex interaction; and the covariates Flg, Fwd, and Fth. Body weight was also included as a covariate in the original model, but was dropped due to collinearity with strain. Model 2 was used to analyze Flg, Fwd, and Fth. Model 2 included the overall mean and the fixed effects of strain, sex, and strain x sex interaction. Phenotypic correlations were also estimated from this model.