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production we emphasized the following requirements: Large 

 crop and abdominal capacity; thin pelvic bones that are pliable 

 and well spread apart; a fairly long back, depth in the keel and 

 width between the legs. In selecting males as breeders for heavy 

 egg production, the same analysis should be applied to their 

 anatomy — relatively, of course, for the male never has the spread 

 of pelvic bones nor the abdominal capacity of a hen of the same 



