Longitudinal aspects of the genetic analysis of reproduction traits in a modern heavy turkey line
The objective of this thesis was to investigate the longitudinal aspect of the genetics of egg laying in two heavy female turkeys and explore whether considering time features of laying may improve selection efficiency. The dataset consisted of records from two commercial lines, although only one ha...
Main Author: | Kranis, Andreas |
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University of Edinburgh
2007
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.653557 |
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