Effects of selection for high and low plasma glucose concentration in chickens.
1. Two lines of broilers exhibiting low (LG) or high (HG) plasma glucose concentrations were selected from a pure line of White Rock chickens. 2. Realised heritabilities were close to 0.25 in both lines. 3. The LG line was significantly fatter than the HG line; this difference was more pronounced in females than in males. 4. Food was utilised less efficiently by the LG line than by the HG one.
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Station de Recherches Avicoles, Centre INRA de Tours, Monnaie, France.
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D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012641:Selection, Genetic
D001786:Blood Glucose