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Estimates of genetic parameters, and cluster and principal components analyses of breeding values related to egg production traits in a White Leghorn population.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 2011
Savegnago R P, Caetano S L, Ramos S B, Nascimento G B, Schmidt G S, Ledur M C, Munari D P
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The objectives of this paper were to identify the phenotypic egg-laying patterns in a White Leghorn line mainly selected for egg production, to estimate genetic parameters of traits related to egg production and to evaluate the genetic association between these by principal components analysis to identify trait(s) that could be used as selection criteria to improve egg production. Records of 54 wk of egg...
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