Divergent selection for body weight and yolk precursor in Coturnix coturnix japonica. 11. Correlated responses over thirty generations

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 472-477

  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; Correlated responses; Japanese quail; Reproduction; Total plasma phosphorus

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; COTURNIX; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COTURNIX; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION; PHOSPHORUS; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030124751     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750472     Document Type: Article

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