Genetic analysis for dynamic changes of egg weight in 2 chicken lines

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2963-2969

  Yi, Guoqiang ^a   Liu, Wenbo ^a   Li, Junying ^a   Zheng, Jiangxia ^a   Qu, Lujiang ^a   Xu, Guiyun ^a   Yang, Ning ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic change; Egg weight; Genetic parameter; Increment trait; Restricted maximum likelihood

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; BREEDING; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 84924794740     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2014-04178     Document Type: Article

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