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Genetic variances, heritabilities and maternal effects on body weight, breast meat yield, meat quality traits and the shape of the growth curve in turkey birds.
BMC genetics - 25 Jan 2011
Aslam Muhammad L, Bastiaansen John Wm, Crooijmans Richard Pma, Ducro Bart J, Vereijken Addie, Groenen Martien Am
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BACKGROUND: Turkey is an important agricultural species and is largely used as a meat bird. In 2004, turkey represented 6.5% of the world poultry meat production. The world-wide turkey population has rapidly grown due to increased commercial farming. Due to the high demand for turkey meat from both consumers and industry global turkey stocks increased from 100 million in 1970 to over 276 million in 2004. This...
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