Influence of selection for increased body weight, egg production, and shank width on the length of the incubation period of turkeys

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 613-618

  Christensen, V L ^a   Noble, D O ^b,c   Nestor, K E ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Egg weight; Genetic differences; Incubation period; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INCUBATOR; LIMB; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EGGS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; INCUBATORS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0034184158     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.5.613     Document Type: Article

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