A Randombred Control Population of Turkeys

Genetics of Growth and Reproduction in the Turkey

“…The maintenance procedures for the randombred control were similar to those outlined by King et al (1958) and McCartney (1964).…”

“…Three selected sub-lines were developed from the Ohio Randombred Control population (McCartney, 1964) by selecting each for a single trait. One of these (egg line) was selected for increased egg production.…”

Identification of two αRYR alleles and characterization of αRYR transcript variants in turkey skeletal muscle

“…Genetically unimproved random-bred control (RBC1) turkeys (McCartney, 1964) were obtained from Dr. K. Nestor (Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH). The growth-selected turkeys were obtained from Hybrid Inc. (Kitchener, ON).…”

Heritability of Viability During the Early Growing Period of Turkeys

“…Three lines of turkeys were used to obtain estimates of the heritability during this period. These lines consisted of a randombred control (RBC3) which was a subline of the Ohio Randombred Control (McCartney, 1964) and two lines selected on the basis of their blood levels of corticosterone after cold stress at 4 weeks of age. One of these was selected for a high level (high line) and the other for a low level (low line).…”