Genetic Selection:
Genetic Selection The top traits which have been genetically selected commercially in toms have been:
Growth
Reproductive Efficiency
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Check out those breasts!
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Here Turkey, Turkey, Turkey!
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XXX
starring “Tom” Diggler
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Collection
of semen
Artificial Insemination:
Artificial Insemination
Other Problems Associated with Larger Body Size:
Other Problems Associated with Larger Body Size
Leg and hip problems
Cardiovascular system is strained
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How much more “improvement” can the turkeys endure before their bodies physiologically crash?