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Genetic properties of egg quality traits and their correlations with performance traits in Japanese quail.
British poultry science - 1 Jan 2012
Lotfi E, Zerehdaran S, Raoufi Z
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1. Performance traits were measured on 1908 Japanese quail and egg quality traits assessed on 1800 eggs at 10 wk of age. 2. Genetic and phenotypic correlations were estimated using a bivariate animal model with restricted maximum likelihood using ASREML software. 3. Body weight at different ages showed positive genetic correlations with egg weight and most of the internal egg quality traits, whereas their genetic...
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