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Inheritance of hatchability in broiler chickens and its relationship to egg quality traits.
Poultry science - 1 Nov 2010
Wolc A, White I M S, Hill W G, Olori V E
Abstract excerpt
The first objective of this study on broiler breeders was to investigate the genetic basis of variability in hatchability over age using a longitudinal model. Weekly percentage hatch of fertile and hatch of set eggs were available for 23,250 dams mated to 3,106 sires of the same age between the 2...
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