Longitudinal multiple-trait versus cumulative single-trait analysis of male and female fertility and hatchability in chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1010-1014

  Sapp, R L ^a   Rekaya, R ^a   Misztal, I ^a   Wing, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Cobb Vantress Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Eggs set; Fertility; Percentage hatched of fertile eggs; Rank correlation

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 23244461383     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.7.1010     Document Type: Article

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