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Improved egg size: High heritability of egg weight gives rapid response to selective breeding
Author
I. Michael LernerAuthor Affiliations
I. Michael Lerner is Associate Professor of Poultry Husbandry, University of Caliornia College of Agriculture, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 4(12):6-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n12p6. December 1950.
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Abstract
Breeding for egg size differs in several important respects from other problems of poultry breeders.
Lerner I. 1950. Improved egg size: High heritability of egg weight gives rapid response to selective breeding. Hilgardia 4(12):6-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n12p6
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