Effect of Crossing a Line Selected for Increased Shank Width with Two Commercial Sire Lines on Performance and Walking Ability of Turkeys

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1601-1607

  Nestor, Karl E ^a   Anderson, John W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Breast width; Heterosis; Line crossing; Walking ability

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TURKEY (BIRD); WALKING;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; MALE; TURKEYS; WALKING;

EID: 0032196472     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.11.1601     Document Type: Article

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