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Genetic selection in laying hens

Genetic stock evaluation during laying period

Published: September 29, 2011
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Introducción Quantitative genetic selection, using a weighted index of economically important traits, has been used by commercial breeders for over 60 years to improve the performance of egg-type stocks.  That selection has been made primarily on BW, feed conversion (FC), egg number, egg size, various measurements of interior and exterior egg quality, and income over feed and chick...
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Dr. Kenneth E. Anderson
Egg Industry Center
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Nitin  Suryavanshi
16 de abril de 2012

Does the genetic efficiency varies with different climatic zones?

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