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Long-term goose breeding for egg production and crammed liver weight.
British poultry science - 1 Sept 1991
Shalev B A, Dvorin A, Herman R, Katz Z, Bornstein S
Abstract excerpt
1. Results of an 8-year (1981 to 1988) period of breeding geese for egg production and crammed liver weight, including phenotypic and/or genetic parameters for various traits (1982 to 1985), as well as line tests (1987 to 1988), are summarised for two lines. 2. The regressed annual genetic gains over years were 2.7 eggs and 30.8 g crammed liver. However, there was a decline in the rate of genetic progress after 4...
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