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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Poultry, Egg production, Laying performance, Laying test, Western Australia

Disciplines

Comparative Nutrition | Genetics | Poultry or Avian Science

First Page Number

985

Last Page Number

986

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

FIRST THREE-YEAR-AVERAGE REPORT FOR THE WEST AUSTRALIAN RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST COVERING THE 4th, 5th AND 6th TESTS

Despite every effort made to provide all entries in individual tests with a uniform environment it is still possible for a particular entry's performance not to be a true indication of its inherent ability.

Random Sample Test results should therefore be viewed on a long term, annual, consecutive basis. If the yearly results for a given hatchery are grouped together and averaged over a period of several years irregularities in performance due to factors other than genetic worth are minimised and a clearer picture of the stocks true worth is obtained.

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