Combined crossbred and purebred selection for reproduction traits in a broiler dam line

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-125

  Jiang, X ^a,b   Groen, A F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Sichuan Textile Industry Research Institute   (China)

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EID: 0033471958     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.1999.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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