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Abstract
Improvement of genetic potential of individuals in a breeding program can reduce the overall cost of production while maintaining the needs of the consumer. Feed costs constitutes approximately 60-70% of total cost of production in poultry industry. Improvement in feed efficiency would reduce the amount of feed required for growth and the overall production cost. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) and residual feed intake (RFI) can be implemented into a selection program to determine more efficient individuals. Improvement of reproduction traits in a population can aid the driving of the population closer to the production goal. Here, we estimated genetic parameters pertaining to feed efficiency and reproductive traits of a pure line of turkeys. It was concluded that the parameters estimated were in accordance with previous studies’ estimates used in selection indexes for genetic improvement. Additionally, fitness traits are negatively correlated to growth. This relationship should be considered during genetic improvement.