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MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



Bulletin No. 312 October, 1934 



Effects of Inbreeding on Fecundity 

 In Rhode Island Reds 



By F. A. Hays 





Inbreeding has been used extensively for establishing uniformity in herds 

 and flocks. This report covers the results of inbreeding poultry for high fecundity 

 characters when rigid selection of female breeding stock was practiced. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST, MASS. 



