Are reproductive traits impaired by selection for egg production in hens?

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-297

  Sewalem, A ^a   Johansson, K ^a   Carlgren, A B ^a   Wilhelmson, M ^a   Lillpers, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 0032388343     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1998.tb00349.x     Document Type: Article

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