A geneticist's perspective from within a broiler primary breeder company

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 414-418

  Pollock, David L ^a  

^a Perdue Farms   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Broiler primary breeder companies; Genetic diversity; Genetic improvement; Reproductive efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHICKEN; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIGREE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FERTILITY; INDUSTRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PEDIGREE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033092244     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.3.414     Document Type: Article

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