Genetic parameters from univariate and bivariate analyses of egg and weight traits in Japanese quail

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Saatci, M ^a   Omed, H ^b   Ap Dewi, I ^b  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; Egg weight; Genetic parameters; Japanese quail; Restricted maximum likelihood statistical method

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; EGG; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; EGGS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 33645750437     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.2.185     Document Type: Article

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