Carcase characteristics of a heavy Japanese quail line under introgression with the roux gene

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-45

  Minvielle, F ^a   Gandemer, G ^b   Maeda, Y ^c   Leborgne, C ^b   Hirigoyen, E ^d   Boulay, M ^e  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Etudes des Interactions Alimentaires   (France)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Caillor   (France)

^e Syndicat Des Sélectionneurs Avicoles Et Aquacoles Français   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; DISSECTION; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; DISSECTION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; LIPIDS; MALE; MUTATION; PIGMENTATION; PROTEINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034153002     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660086385     Document Type: Article

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