Genetic and environmental factors influencing growth in the chicken

A comparison was made of rates of growth and body weights between pre- and post-hatching stages of development of the chicken as affected by strains or strain crosses, egg storage, egg weights, time of hatch, sex and post-hatching nutritional environment. The interrelationships of these factors were...

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Main Author: Deland, Michael Campbell
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/38012