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Evaluation of between-line variation for within-line selection against ascites in broilers.
Poultry science - 1 Jan 2001
de Greef K H, Kwakernaak C, Ducro B J, Pit R, Gerritsen C L
Abstract excerpt
Within-line opportunities for selection against ascites were studied in a data set comprising a 10-line comparison. The study attempted to reveal whether contrasts between lines provide reliable candidate traits for within-line selection. Mortality was chosen as the reference trait. As no pedigree information was available, a trait was required that related mortality to the nonmortality data. By principal...
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