Genetic analysis of a selection experiment on increased body weight and breast muscle weight as well as on limited abdominal fat weight.

doi:10.1080/00071669888881

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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

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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...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Body Weight
Chickens
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Likelihood Functions
Male
Meat
Muscle, Skeletal
Organ Size
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic

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