Genetic properties of feed efficiency parameters in meat-type chickens

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Aggrey, Samuel E ^a,b   Karnuah, Arthur B ^a   Sebastian, Bram ^b   Anthony, Nicholas B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GROWTH RATE; HERITABILITY; MEAT; NITROGEN; PARAMETERIZATION; PLEIOTROPY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POULTRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; GENE; GENETICS; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; VACCINATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; GENES; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; VACCINATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77956414136     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1297-9686-42-25     Document Type: Article

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