Blood-spotting in eggs: Controlled by breeding in a ten-generation selection experiment with Single Comb White Leghorns

Taylor, L; Lerner, I; Lowry, D

Blood-spotting in eggs: Controlled by breeding in a ten-generation selection experiment with Single Comb White Leghorns

Authors

Lewis W. Taylor
I. Michael Lerner
Dorothy C. Lowry

Authors Affiliations

Lewis W. Taylor is Professor of Poultry Husbandry, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley; I. Michael Lerner is Professor of Poultry Husbandry, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley; Dorothy C. Lowry is Junior Specialist, Poultry Husbandry, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 5(10):3-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n10p3. October 1951.

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Abstract

Blood-spotting in chicken eggs can be controlled by breeding. Heredity is the most important known factor responsible for the tendency of birds to produce blood-spotted eggs. To study the influence of genetic differences between birds with respect to this common defect, a selection experiment was undertaken.

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