Genetic correlations between the maternal genetic effect on chick weight and the direct genetic effects on egg composition traits in a White Leghorn line

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Hartmann, C ^a   Johansson, K ^a   Strandberg, E ^a   Rydhmer, L ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chick weight; Egg composition; Genetic correlation; Maternal effect; White Leghorn line

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EGG WHITE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKEN; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; OOCYTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; EGG WHITE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; MALE; OVUM; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037269028     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.1.1     Document Type: Article

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