Genetic effects on embryonic growth in domestic turkeys. 1989

S W Bielfelt, and F T Shultz
Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms, Sonoma, California 95476.

Embryo growth rates for two strain crosses of domestic turkeys were compared. Female parents of both crosses came from the same flock of Nicholas parent stock hens. The strain providing sires for Cross L was approximately twice the adult size of the strain providing sires for Cross S. Egg weight was correlated with late embryo weight (starting by 20 days of incubation), poult weight at hatch, and carcass weight (i.e., yolk sac removed) at hatch. When analyses of covariance were done to remove the effects of egg weight, no significant cross differences were found between embryo weights at 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 days of incubation, poult weight at hatch, and carcass weight. No significant sex differences were found between poult weights or carcass weights at hatch.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D003433 Crosses, Genetic Deliberate breeding of two different individuals that results in offspring that carry part of the genetic material of each parent. The parent organisms must be genetically compatible and may be from different varieties or closely related species. Cross, Genetic,Genetic Cross,Genetic Crosses
D004531 Eggs Animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food. The concept is differentiated from OVUM, the anatomic or physiologic entity.
D005260 Female Females
D005838 Genotype The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS. Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014422 Turkeys Large woodland game BIRDS in the subfamily Meleagridinae, family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. Formerly they were considered a distinct family, Melegrididae. Meleagridinae,Meleagrididae

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