Food Efficiency in Pure Strains and Hybrids of Laying Hens Analysed in a Diallel Cross: I. Effect of Total Heterosis on Important Traits
作者:
UlrikTutein Brenøe,
期刊:
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 46,
issue 3
页码: 137-143
ISSN:0906-4702
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1080/09064709609415864
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Food efficiency;heterosis;hybrids;laying hens
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The present paper describes the effect of heterosis found in a full diallel design 4×4 pure strains of laying hens. There were 36 individually measured hens per combination. In economic terms and with regard to a low food conversion ratio (FCR), positive heterosis was found for egg weight, egg number and total egg mass, while negative heterosis was found for food consumption in the rearing period 0-16 weeks, body weight, weight gain and yolk percentage. On average, there was negative but non-significant heterosis for FCR. Five of the combinations had positive but non-significant heterosis in FCR, while seven combinations had negative heterosis; three were significantly different from zero. No significant differences in mortality between the pure strains and the hybrids were found.
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