Estimation of genetic variability and selection response for clutch length in dwarf brown-egg layers carrying or not the naked neck gene

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-238

  Chen, Chih Feng ^a,b   Tixier Boichard, Michèle ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clutch length; Dwarf chicken; Genetic variability; Naked neck gene; Selection response

Indexed keywords

POULTRY; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0038711011     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2003005     Document Type: Article

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