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Estimates of genetic trend for carcass traits in a commercial broiler line.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 3 Feb 2009
Grosso J L B M, Balieiro J C C, Eler J P, Ferraz J B S, Mattos E C, Michelan Filho T, Felício A M, Rezende F M
Abstract excerpt
Data from the slaughter of 24,001 chickens that were part of a selection program for the production of commercial broilers were used to estimate genetic trend for absolute carcass (CW), breast meat (BRW), and leg (LW) weights, and relative carcass (CY), breast meat (BRY), and leg (LY) weights. The components of (co)variance and breeding values of individuals were obtained by the restricted maximum likelihood...
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