Quantitative trait loci for meat yield and muscle distribution in a broiler layer cross

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 143-151

  Ikeobi, C O N ^a,b,c   Woolliams, J A ^a   Morrice, D R ^a   Law, A ^a   Windsor, D ^a   Burt, D W ^a   Hocking, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Broiler; Layer; Muscle distribution; Muscle yields; QTL

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 2442516186     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.09.020     Document Type: Article

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