Article
Heritability of ascites and the ratio of right to total ventricle weight in broiler breeder male lines.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 1995
Lubritz D L, Smith J L, McPherson B N
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were to induce ascites in three pure male line populations by subjecting them to cold stress, and to calculate heritability estimates for ascites (ASCITES) and the ratio of right to total ventricle weight (RATIO) in these populations under cold stress. Data were collected during the winter of 1993 to 1994 from 3,436 cockerels representing three commercial broiler breeder male lines....
Topics
- Animals
- Ascites
- Chickens
- Cold Temperature
- Heart Ventricles
- Incidence
- Male
- Organ Size
- Phenotype
- Poultry Diseases
- Stress, Physiological