Intestinal density and length and mass of individual intestine segments as a percentage of the entire intestine of both chicken lines over the study period.
FA = favorable allele for fast growing. Number in parentheses was the sample size. Bold face markers had unexpected frequencies for the favorable allele, lower in WRR and WRR1 and higher in XH and BEH
Data from the measurement of bone density of laying hens using post mortem density and quasi static material testing and live bird x-ray derived density estimates. This is for the validation of live b
Egg production is an important economic trait in the commercial poultry industry. Ovarian follicle development plays a pivotal role in regulation of laying hen performance and reproductive physiology.