Sire x location interactions from progeny tests in different countries
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 21 (2) , 123-129
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668008416646
Abstract
A total of 529 progeny arising from 19 sires, which were selected on the basis of their daughter''s body weight (heavy, medium or light), were reared in Berlin, West Germany and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to test for sire .times. location interactions for production and egg composition traits. Highly significant sire .times. location interactions were found for sexual maturity, egg production, egg weight, food consumption and egg mass. For egg composition traits, significant interactions were found in some but not all periods for shell breaking strength and albumen:yolk ratio. Highly significant location effects were found for all traits studied except sexual maturity, whereas significant sire effects were found mainly for the productive traits, shell breaking strength and albumen:yolk ratio.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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