Genetic effects of ageing on fertility and hatchability in the first laying cycle of three White Leghorn strains and their two-way crosses

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 552-561

  Ledur, M C ^a   Fairfull, R W ^a   Mcmillan, I ^a   Gowe, R S ^a   Asselstine, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; ZYGOTE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYBRID VIGOR; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; OVIPOSITION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 85047679121     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713654980     Document Type: Article

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