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Genotype-by-environment interaction with broiler genotypes differing in growth rate. 1. The effects of high ambient temperature and naked-neck genotype on lines differing in genetic background.
Poultry science - 1 Jun 2001
Deeb N, Cahaner A
Abstract excerpt
High ambient temperature (AT) significantly depresses growth rate and meat yield of commercial broilers, thus making it a major factor hindering poultry meat production, especially in hot climates. The effects of high AT were variably moderated when feather coverage was reduced by the naked-neck gene (Na). In this study, the effects of high AT and Na were investigated in broiler progeny of hens from a sire line...
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