Direct and maternal genetic effects for ascites-related traits in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1273-1279

  Pakdel, A ^a   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Vereijken, A L J ^b   Bovenhuis, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco Breeding Research Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascites; Broiler; Cold stress; Heritability; Maternal genetic effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COLD; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; ANIMALS; ASCITES; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; COLD; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; STRESS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0036730275     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.9.1273     Document Type: Article

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