Improving the efficiency of turkey breeding programs through selection index design, technological advancements, and management optimization
Breeding objectives in the turkey industry are heavily weighted towards improving growth traits. This thesis focused on methods to efficiently select for other important production traits such as reproduction, feed efficiency, and meat yield. Based on bivariate and random regression modeling it wa...
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| Language: | en |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10214/3039 |