Phenotypic responses of chickens to long-term, bidirectional selection for juvenile body weight-Historical perspective

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1724-1734

  Dunnington, E A ^a   Honaker, C F ^a   McGilliard, M L ^a   Siegel, P B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Chicken; Growth; Relaxed selection; Selection

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84879155080     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03069     Document Type: Article

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