Genetic properties of feed efficiency parameters in meat-type chickens
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Feed cost constitutes about 70% of the cost of raising broilers, but the efficiency of feed utilization has not kept up the growth potential of today's broilers. Improvement in feed efficiency would reduce the amount of feed req...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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BMC
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
| Online Access: | http://www.gsejournal.org/content/42/1/25 |