Genetic parameters for body weight, carcass chemical composition and yield in a broiler-layer cross developed for QTL mapping

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations of body weight at 6 weeks of age (BW6), as well as final carcass yield, and moisture, protein, fat and ash contents, using data from 3,422 F2 chickens originated from reciprocal cross between a broiler and a layer line....

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Main Authors: Beatriz do Nascimento Nunes, Salvador Boccaletti Ramos, Rodrigo Pelicioni Savegnago, Mônica Corrêa Ledur, Kátia Nones, Claudete Hara Klein, Danísio Prado Munari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2011-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572011000300011