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Implications of genetic selection on yolk proportion on the dry matter content of eggs in a White Leghorn population.
British poultry science - 1 Jan 2014
Icken W, Looft C, Schellander K, Cavero D, Blanco A, Schmutz M, Preisinger R
Abstract excerpt
1. The responses to genetic selection on yolk proportion as a technique for increasing egg dry matter content, an important criterion for the egg-product industry, was investigated in a pedigree flock of White Leghorn hens. 2. Parents were preselected on high and low yolk proportion from a base population. The absolute estimated breeding value for yolk proportion of both groups differed by 3%. The realised...
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