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Effect of selection for growth rate on embryonic breast muscle development in turkeys.
Poultry science - 1 Aug 2002
Velleman S G, Coy C S, Anderson J W, Patterson R A, Nestor K E
Abstract excerpt
Muscle development at 20 and 25 d of incubation was studied in a randombred control line (RBC2), a subline (F) of RBC2 selected only for increased 16-wk BW, a commercial sire line (B), and reciprocal crosses of the F and B lines. Muscle samples from three males and three females of each genetic group were collected in such a manner to avoid contraction. After fixing, the muscles were stained with hematoxylin and...
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