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A pilot study of the genetic variation of phosphorus utilization in young Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica).
Poultry science - 1 Aug 2014
Beck P, Rodehutscord M, Bennewitz J, Bessei W
Abstract excerpt
This study estimated the genetic variance components of P utilization in Japanese quail. A parental generation was assembled from an unselected random-bred Japanese fattening quail line. Seven sires and 14 dams were randomly selected, and each sire was paired with 2 dams to produce full and half sibs. A total of 200 unsexed 1-d-old quail with known pedigree were wing-banded and raised during the first 4 d...
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