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Genetic parameters for blood oxygen saturation, body weight and breast conformation in 4 meat-type chicken lines.
British poultry science - 1 Dec 2006
Navarro P, Visscher P M, Chatziplis D, Koerhuis A N M, Haley C S
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1. The objective of the study was to explore the genetic architecture of blood oxygen saturation (SaO) (an indicator trait, negatively correlated with ascites susceptibility), body weight (Weight) and fleshing score (Flesh, a measure of breast conformation) for 4 meat-type chicken lines reared in commercial conditions. 2. Genetic components, including heritabilities and genetic correlations, were estimated by...
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