Changes in egg quality traits associated with long-term selection for lower yolk cholesterol content in Japanese quail

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 119-127

  Baumgartner, Ján ^a   Koncekova Z ^a   Benkova J ^a   Peskovicova D ^a   Simenovova J ^b   Csuka, J ^a  

^a SLOVAK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Slovakia)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Correlations; Egg quality traits; Japanese quail; Selection; Yolk cholesterol

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 41749096801     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2715-cjas     Document Type: Article

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