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Genetic analysis of a selection experiment on increased body weight and breast muscle weight as well as on limited abdominal fat weight.
British poultry science - 1 Jul 1998
Le Bihan-Duval E, Mignon-Grasteau S, Millet N, Beaumont C
Abstract excerpt
1. Genetic parameters of body weight (BW), breast meat weight or yield (BRW, BRY) and abdominal fat weight or yield (FTW, FTY) were estimated in males and females originated from an experimental line selected for improving broiler carcase quality and its control line. 2. Mean heritabilities over both sexes of BW, FTW and FTY were 0.43, 0.56 and 0.63 respectively. Those of BRW and BRY were 0.53 and 0.65...
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