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Possible relationship between packed sperm volume and egg mass in domestic fowl

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Packed sperm volume (PSV) values of male chickens have been observed to parallel the daily egg mass values of laying hens. Selection progress was greater when selection was for PSV and egg mass than for egg mass alone.

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  1. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Regional Poultry Breeding Project, UGA, 107 Livestock-Poultry, Bldg., 30602, Athens, Georgia, USA

    H. L. Marks

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Marks, H.L. Possible relationship between packed sperm volume and egg mass in domestic fowl. Experientia 34, 443–444 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01935915

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