Genetic parameters of growth curve parameters in male and female chickens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-51

  Mignon Grasteau, S ^a   Beaumont, C ^a   Le Bihan Duval, E ^a   Poivey, J P ^b   De Rochambeau, H ^b   Ricard, F H ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GROWTH; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033238067     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669987827     Document Type: Article

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