Genetics and breeding of a black-bone and blue eggshell chicken line. 3. Visual eggshell color and colorimeter parameters in 3 consecutive generations

Genetics and breeding of a black-bone and blue eggshell chicken line. 3. Visual eggshell color and colorimeter parameters in 3 consecutive generations

ABSTRACT: The BG line, originated by crossing 2 Chinese indigenous breeds, Dongxiang blue eggshell and Jiangshan black-bone, has been bred for black carcass and blue-greenish eggs. Aiming to study the genetic parameters and selection aspects of these eggshell colors, the 4 colorimeter parameters (L*...

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Main Authors: Huanhuan Wang, Avigdor Cahaner, Lifeng Lou, Lei Zhang, Ying Ge, Qinghai Li, Yuchun Pan, Xuedong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
blue-greenish eggshell
L*a*b* colorimeter parameters
shell color index
visual color
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123005710

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