Estimating the purebred–crossbred genetic correlation for uniformity of eggshell color in laying hens

BACKGROUND: Uniformity of eggs is an important aspect for retailers because consumers prefer homogeneous products. One of these characteristics is the color of the eggshell, especially for brown eggs. Existence of a genetic component in environmental variance would enable selection for uniformity of...

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Autores principales: Mulder, Han A., Visscher, Jeroen, Fablet, Julien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27151311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0212-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27151311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0212-2

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