Short-Term Selection for Four-Week Body Weight in Japanese Quail

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1192-1197

  Anthony, N B ^c   Nestor, K E ^a,c   Marks, H L ^b,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Divergent selection; Growth curves; Japanese quail; Selection response

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COTURNIX; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COTURNIX; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030255649     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0751192     Document Type: Article

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