Effect of selection for growth on onset of sexual maturity in randombred and growth-selected lines of japanese quail

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-191

  Reddish, J M ^a   Nestor, K E ^a   Lilburn, M S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Japanese quail; Reproduction; Selection; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COTURNIX; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COTURNIX; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVIPOSITION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0037313875     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.2.187     Document Type: Article

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