Estimation of genetic variation in residual variance in female and male broiler chickens

In breeding programs, robustness of animals and uniformity of end product can be improved by exploiting genetic variation in residual variance. Residual variance can be defined as environmental variance after accounting for all identifiable effects. The aims of this study were to estimate genetic va...

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Main Authors: H.A. Mulder, W.G. Hill, A. Vereijken, R.F. Veerkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109990668