Genetic relations of yolk proportion and chick weight with production traits in a White Leghorn line

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-191

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

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242657289     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166031000096489     Document Type: Article

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