Estimation of variance components from group mean records of laying hens housed in group cages;Schätzung von Varianzkomponenten mit Gruppenmittelwerten am Beispiel von Legehennen, gehalten in Gruppenkäfigen

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 491-498

  Mielenz, N ^a   Nurgiartiningsih, V ^a   Schmutz, M ^b   Schuler L ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b LOHMANN TIERZUCHT GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

average performance; group cages; laying hens; MIVQUE; variance components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141613685     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-46-491-2003     Document Type: Article

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