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Carcase characteristics of a heavy Japanese quail line under introgression with the roux gene.
British poultry science - 1 Mar 2000
Minvielle E, Gandemer G, Maeda Y, Leborgne C, Hirigoyen E, Boulay M
Abstract excerpt
1. The roux plumage sex-linked recessive gene may be used for early sexing of Japanese quail in crossbreeding production systems with wild-type and roux lines. However, associated effects of the gene on carcase and meat composition need to be assessed. 2. Quail carcases from pure Line K males and females (100% K), a heavy meat line which was used as the recipient line for the introgression of the roux gene, and...
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