Survival of laying hens: Genetic parameters for direct and associative effects in three purebred layer lines

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Ellen, E D ^a   Visscher, J ^b   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Bijma, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institute de Sélection Animale B V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Indirect genetic effect; Laying hen; Social interaction; Survival; Variance component estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849199796     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00374     Document Type: Article

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