khalil, M., abou khadiga, G. (2025). Analysis of diallel crossbreeding experiment in chickens by REML and ANOVA methods. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41231.1112
mohamed hassan khalil; galal abou khadiga. "Analysis of diallel crossbreeding experiment in chickens by REML and ANOVA methods". Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41231.1112
khalil, M., abou khadiga, G. (2025). 'Analysis of diallel crossbreeding experiment in chickens by REML and ANOVA methods', Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41231.1112
khalil, M., abou khadiga, G. Analysis of diallel crossbreeding experiment in chickens by REML and ANOVA methods. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41231.1112
Analysis of diallel crossbreeding experiment in chickens by REML and ANOVA methods
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 May 2025
1poultry production department, faculty of agriculture , alexandria university
2Faculty of Desert and Environmental Agriculture, Fuka, Matrouh University,
Abstract
The current experiment was carried out to compare REML-based to ANOVA-based methods in estimation of crossbreeding genetic parameters in chicken experiments. The current experiment involved a full 4*4 diallel crossing among four Egyptian breeds (Alexandria (AA), Fayoumi (FF), Matrouh (MM) and Golden Montazah (GG). The studied traits were body weight at hatch (BWH), body weight at 4 weeks of age (BW4), body weight at 8 weeks of age (BW8) and body weight at 12 weeks of age (BW12). The general comparison among models showed the superiority of REML-based method, especially in prediction ability with significant difference (P