Genetic and phenotypic relationships between and within support and demand tissues in a single line of broiler chicken

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 518-527

  Rance, K A ^a   McEntee, G M ^a,b   McDevitt, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD DISEASE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CHICKEN; CROSS BREEDING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 0036726289     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166022000004426     Document Type: Article

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