Sex-linked and maternal effects on growth in chickens.

doi:10.3382/ps.0700709

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Sex-linked and maternal effects on growth in chickens.

Poultry science - 1 Apr 1991

Barbato G F, Vasilatos-Younken R

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A study was designed to estimate the contribution of various types of genetic variation in growth of chickens using populations that widely differed in growth rate. Populations tested included a commercially developed sire line (CM), a fertility-selected, broiler-type line (FS), and the pureline...

Topics

Animals
Body Weight
Chickens
Female
Fertility
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Variation
Hybrid Vigor
Least-Squares Analysis
Male
Sex Chromosomes

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