Estimation of heritability for heterophil:lymphocyte ratio in chickens by restricted maximum likelihood. Effects of age, sex, and crossing

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1448-1453

  Campo, J L ^a   Davila, S G ^a  

^a Inst Natl Invest Tedcnologia A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Heritability; Heterosis; Leukocyte ratio; Sex effect

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0036781522     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.10.1448     Document Type: Article

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