Genetic study on juvenile traits of Vanaraja chickens

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1229-1231

  Chandra Sekhara Rao, Ch V S ^a   Narasimha Rao, G ^a,b   Sharma, R P ^a,c   Reddy, B L N ^a,c   Ramesh Gupta, B ^a,b   Satyanarayana, A ^a  

^a ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya Evum Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

^c PROJECT DIRECTORATE ON POULTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Body weights; Immune competence; Rural poultry; Shank length

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; HATCHERY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 15944362720     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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