Assessment of Feed Efficiency and Its Relationship with Egg Quality in Two Purebred Chicken Lines and Their Reciprocal Crosses

Assessment of Feed Efficiency and Its Relationship with Egg Quality in Two Purebred Chicken Lines and Their Reciprocal Crosses

Crossbreeding is normally applied to improve the economical traits of chickens. However, feed efficiency and its relationship with egg quality have rarely been explored in crossbreds. Herein, White Leghorn and Beijing You chickens were selected to generate purebreds (WW, YY) and reciprocal crossbred...

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Main Authors: Jinmeng Zhao, Jingwei Yuan, Yuanmei Wang, Aixin Ni, Yanyan Sun, Yunlei Li, Hui Ma, Panlin Wang, Lei Shi, Pingzhuang Ge, Shixiong Bian, Yunhe Zong, Jilan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
chicken
crossbred
feed efficiency
egg quality
laying periods
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/12/2171

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