Heterosis in body weight related to growth performance of parental lines of Japanese quail and to heterosis in lay

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 508-517

  Hyankova L ^a   Dedkova L ^a   Knizetova H ^a   Hort, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; CROSS BREEDING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; MALE; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 22344435063     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166022000004417     Document Type: Article

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