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Sex-linked and maternal effects on growth in chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Apr 1991
Barbato G F, Vasilatos-Younken R
Abstract excerpt
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 Jersey Giant (JG). A full set of F1 crosses and purelines of both sexes was used to estimate the following genetic...
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