By Nwosu C.c., Ihemelandu E.c., and Ibe C.g.
The maternal effects on posthatch growth of muscles and bones. was investigated in crossbred offspring of Gold-Link parent stock and Nigerian native chickens. The wet weights for the serious. biceps branchii, total leg and breast muscles and the-lengths of femur, tibia and humerus were determined at-weekly interval from the 2nd through-81h week of , age