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  • Title: Factors affecting direct and correlated responses in a White Leghorn population under long-term selection for egg number.
    Author: Sharma D, Johari DC, Kataria MC, Hazary RC, Choudhari D, Mohapatra SC.
    Journal: Br Poult Sci; 1998 Mar; 39(1):31-8. PubMed ID: 9568295.
    Abstract:
    1. Data on 13,773 pullets, the progeny of 30 to 50 sires and about 135 to 220 dams per generation of a strain of White Leghorn under long-term selection for part period egg production over 16 generations, were examined. 2. Realised genetic gain per generation was highly significant for egg production (2.55 eggs), egg weight (-0.51 g), age at sexual maturity (-2.30 d) and 40 week body weight (-11.73 g). 3. The significant genetic response of 4.46 to 4.72 eggs per generation was realised in the first 8 generations only, which was accompanied by a marked decline in egg weight (-1.67 and -0.79 g per generation) and in age at sexual maturity (-4.63 and -6.39 d per generation). The 20 and 40 week body weights showed significant improvement in the last 4 generations. 4. Realised heritabilities were much lower in the last 8 than in the first 8 generation. 5. The additive genetic variance for most traits, except 20 week body weight and genetic covariances of egg production with egg weight and age at sexual maturity, declined significantly. 6. Natural selection did not seem to play any major role. No appreciable change in fitness traits was observed in the selected line. 7. The time trends were non-significant for all the traits in the control line, indicating its stability over generations.
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