EFFECT OF SELECTION FOR HIGH OR LOW INCIDENCE OF TIBIAL DYSCHONDROPLASIA FOR 7 GENERATIONS ON LIVE PERFORMANCE
Articles > Article · 1995
Authors: Zişan Servet YALÇIN, X ZHANG, GR MCDANIEL, DL KUHLERS
POULTRY SCIENCE, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 1995, vol 74, pp 1411-1417
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0741411
Summary
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of divergent selection for tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) on live performance of broilers. Broilers used in the experiment were produced from the parental lines select-ed for high (H) and low (L) incidence of TD and a randombred control (C) line. Diallel crosses were made between H and L lines. The offspring produced were HH, HL, LH, LL, and CC, where the first letter refers to sire line and the second letter refers to dam line. Body weights, average daily body weight gains, and exponential growth rates were determined at weekly intervals. The incidence of TD was recorded at 4 and 7 wk of age.