Principal components analysis applied to performance and carcass traits in the chicken Luís Fernando Batista Pinto, Irineu Umberto Packer, Cláudio Manoel Rodrigues De Melo, Mônica Corrêa Ledur and Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Anim. Res., 55 5 (2006) 419-425 Published online: 08 July 2006 DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006022