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The phenotypic correlations among body weights, body measurements and carcass traits in some purebreds of chickens and their crosses - 1991
Egyptian Journal of Animal Production 28(2): • 1991
Publication Information
Authors
Ezzeldin Z.A., Hanafi M.S., Khalil M.H., Sabra Z.A.
Keywords
Chickens, phenotypic correlations, body weights, body measurements, carcass traits
Journal
Egyptian Journal of Animal Production 28(2):
Publisher
Egyptian Association of Animal Production
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
237-244
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
Open Link
Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Two exotic breeds of chickens namely New Hampshire (NH) and White Plymouth (WP) and two native breeds namely Dandarawi (DN) and Silver Montazah (SM) were used in a 4x4 diallel crossing experiment. A total number of 2413 chicks were included in the present study to estimate the phenotypic correlations among body weight , body measurements at different ages as well as carcass traits at 20 weeks of age . All estimates of phenotypic correlations were significantly positive (p