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A comparison of growth and development patterns in diverse genotypes of broilers. 2. Pullet growth.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 2004
Reddish J M, Lilburn M S
Abstract excerpt
Genetic selection within commercial broiler lines continues to generate improvements in BW, feed conversion, and breast meat yield. The objective of the current experiment was to compare carcass and reproductive characteristics of broiler breeder pullets from 2 dam lines that produce heavy broilers with increased breast yield (A and B) with pullets from a commercial line that does not have the extremes in breast...
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