Heritabilities and genetic correlations of laying performance in Muscovy ducks selected in Taiwan

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-185

  Hu, Y H ^a   Poivey, J P ^b,c   Rouvier, R ^c,d   Liu, S C ^a   Tai, C ^e  

^a Taiwan Livestock Research Institute   (Taiwan)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DUCK; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DUCKS; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVIPOSITION; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA;

EID: 2942615063     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001715777     Document Type: Article

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