Effects of selection for increased body weight, egg production, and shank width on developmental stability in turkeys

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 937-945

  Nestor, K E ^a   Anderson, J W ^a   Patterson, R A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Developmental stability; Homozygosity; Lateral asymmetry; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; FOOT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INBREEDING; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; FOOT; INBREEDING; MALE; OVUM; SELECTION (GENETICS); TURKEYS;

EID: 0034219129     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.7.937     Document Type: Article

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