A selection study for improving eggshell colour in two parent lines of laying hens and their hybrids

The aim of this research was to evaluate selection studies towards increasing eggshell colour intensity and homogeneity, without reducing egg production of brown-egg-laying hens at the Poultry Research Institute of Ankara, Turkey. This study was based on data obtained from 1342 pedigree Barred Rock-...

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Main Authors: Huseyin Goger, Sahnur Erdogan Demirtas, Sermin Yurtogullari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2016.1215232