Effect of selection for increased body weight and increased plasma yolk precursor on developmental stability in Japanese quail

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 160-168

  Nestor, K E ^a   Bacon, W L ^a   Velleman, S G ^a   Anderson, J W ^a   Patterson, R A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Growth rate; Homozygosity; Japanese quail; Plasma yolk precursor

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EGG PROTEIN; PHOSPHORUS;

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

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

EID: 0036484022     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.2.160     Document Type: Article

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