Estimates Of Genetic Parameters For Various Traits In Two Strains Of White Leghorn Chicken

Authors

  • A.Y Meshram Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 001 (Gujarat)
  • R.S. Joshi Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 001 (Gujarat)
  • F.P. Savaliya Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 001 (Gujarat)
  • A.P. Singh Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 001 (Gujarat)

Keywords:

Heritability, Phenotypic correlation, Genetic correlation, WLH

Abstract

The genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight and egg production traits up to 40 weeks of age were estimated from sire component of variances and covariances in two strains of White Leghorn (IWN and IWP). Heritability estimate of total egg numbers produced up to 40 weeks age (TEN40) was high in IWN strain (0.543±0.139) and moderate (0.232±0.091) in IWP strain while other traits like body weight (BW), egg weight (EW), Age at first egg (AFE) etc. shows usual trends. Estimates of genetic correlation among production traits were of poor precision as they were associated with high standard errors. 

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Published

2014-10-10

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2014): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Oct- Dec) 2014

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How to Cite

Meshram, A., Joshi , .R., Savaliya, F., & Singh , A. (2014). Estimates Of Genetic Parameters For Various Traits In Two Strains Of White Leghorn Chicken . Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 10(2), 67–70. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijvsbt/article/view/3011