Effect of age and housing system on genetic parameters for broiler carcass traits

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 833-838

  Zerehdaran, S ^a   Vereijken, A L J ^b   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Van Der Waaij, E H ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco Breeding Research Center   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler; Carcass trait; Genetic correlation; Genotype by environment interaction

Indexed keywords

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EID: 20444409498     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.6.833     Document Type: Article

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