Crossbreeding components in age at first egg and egg production for crossing Saudi chickens with White Leghorn

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-55

  Khalil, M K ^a   Al Homidan, A H ^a   Hermes, I H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Age at first egg; Animal model; Crossbreeding; Egg production; Heterosis; Recombination effect; Saudi chickens; White Leghorn

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 2942693934     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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