Genetic relationships among time of egg formation, clutch traits and traditional selection traits in laying hens

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 452-459

  Wolc, A ^a,b   Bednarczyk, M ^c   Lisowski, M ^d   Szwaczkowski, T ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clutch traits; Correlations; Heritability; Laying hens; Oviposition time

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 78149433362     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/66309/2010     Document Type: Article

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