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Heritabilities and genetic correlations of laying performance in Muscovy ducks selected in Taiwan

Y.H. Hu Livestock Research Institute, Ilan Branch, Taiwan, Republic of China
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J.P. Poivey Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Campus de Baillarguet, Montpellier; Station d’Amélioration Génétique des Animaux, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre de Recherches de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. Rouvier Station d’Amélioration Génétique des Animaux, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre de Recherches de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Department of Animal Science, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung
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S.C. Liu Livestock Research Institute, Ilan Branch, Taiwan, Republic of China
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C. Tai Institute of Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
Pages 180-185 | Accepted 02 Nov 2003, Published online: 19 Oct 2010

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