Selection for reproductive traits in white egg stock using independent culling levels

The objective of this study was to report the response to selection for fertility and hatchability in white egg layers strains, based on sire and dam performance, and the effects of inbreeding on these traits. Two selected white egg strains (CC and DD) from Embrapa´s poultry program under...

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Main Authors: GS Schmidt, EAP Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2005-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2005000400006