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Filtering by: Committee Member Arscott, G. H. Degree Field Poultry Science Subject Eggs -- Production

The genetic parameters associated with egg production and related traits in a sex-linked dwarf strain of single comb White Leghorns (Gallus domesticus)

Creator:

Ngam, Joe Eric Tosah

Abstract:

The records of a population of sex-linked dwarf layers at the Oregon State Agricultural Experiment Station subjected to an accelerated selection for hen-housed egg production at 40 weeks of age for a period of over 11 years were analyzed for selection response, and for the estimation of genetic parameters. The...

Resource Type:

Dissertation