Genetic gains from reciprocal recurrent and within-line selection for egg production in the fowl
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Theoretical and Applied Genetics
- Vol. 44 (8), 364-372
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00303478
Abstract
Selection for survivors percent egg production from first egg to 40 weeks of age was conducted for six generations. Within-line selection (WLS) on the basis of an index of individual records plus sire family and dam family means was compared with reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS) based on sire family selection among cross progeny. Genetically heterogeneous synthetic populations, the Cornell Control and the Purdue Pool strains were used.Keywords
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