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Genetic parameter estimates and strain comparisons of egg compositional traitsFootnote1

D. D. Rodda Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada; Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 5BT, United Kingdom
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G. W. Friars Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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J. S. Gavora Animal Research Institute, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OC6, Canada
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E. S. Merritt Animal Research Institute, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OC6, Canada
Pages 459-473 | Received 28 Jul 1976, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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