Estimation of genetic parameters for fat deposition and carcass traits in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-525

  Zerehdaran, S ^a   Vereijken, A L J ^b   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Van Der Waaij, E H ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco Breeding Research Center   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler; Carcass trait; Fat deposition; Genetic correlation; Intramuscular fat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MEAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN;

EID: 4043086137     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.4.521     Document Type: Article

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