A search for genetic variation in the sex ratio at hatching

W. H. Foster Agricultural Research Institute, Hillsborough, Co. Down; Department of Agricultural Biometrics, Agriculture & Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland

D. M. G. McSherry Agricultural Research Institute, Hillsborough, Co. Down; Department of Agricultural Biometrics, Agriculture & Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland

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An analysis of sex ratios determined in the hatching of 23 966 chicks of known pedigree indicated the absence of heritable variation.

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Members of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland and of Queen's University, Belfast.

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