Lessons for the poultry industry gleaned from experiences with other commodity species

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 419-427

  Amann, Rupert P ^a  

^a BioPore Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Elite male; Exploiting reproductive capacity; Female to male ratio

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; POULTRY; SEX RATIO; SPERM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PEDIGREE; POULTRY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEMEN; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0033090367     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.3.419     Document Type: Article

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