Divergent selection for body weight and yolk precursor in Coturnix coturnix japonica. 10. Response to selection over thirty generations

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-310

  Nestor, K E ^a   Bacon, W L ^a   Anthony, N B ^a,b   Noble, D O ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight plasma yolk precursor; Heritability; Japanese quail; Selection

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; MALE; PHOSPHORUS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030095036     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750303     Document Type: Article

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