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Relationships among egg characteristics, chick measurements, and early growth traits in ten broiler breeder strains.
Poultry science - 1 Aug 2007
Wolanski N J, Renema R A, Robinson F E, Carney V L, Fancher B I
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This study evaluated egg traits, yolk utilization, chick conformation, and early growth rate in 10 broiler breeder strains. The strains included pure-, specialized- and commercial-line products. The 210 eggs/strain were weighed and randomly designated to 1 of 3 experimental determinations: 8 eggs for measurement of eggshell conductance, 52 eggs for determination of egg characteristics, and 150 eggs for incubation...
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