Estimation of additive and non-additive genetic variances of body weight, egg weight and egg production for quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) with an animal model analysis

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 300-307

  Mielenz, Norbert ^a   Noor, Ronny R ^b   Schüler, Lutz ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ariance components; Dominance; Japanese quails

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33745036212     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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