Divergent selection for growth in Japanese quail under split and complete nutritional environments. 8. Progress from generations 18 through 30 following change of selection criterion.

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Following 17 generations of divergent selection for 4-wk BW under split- (SD) and complete- (CD) diet environments, two sublines were established from high (H-SD and H-CD) BW lines. Subline H-SDG derived from the H-SD line was selected for BW gain from 2 to 4 wk under the SD environment, whereas Subline H-CDG derived from the H-CD line was similarly selected under the CD environment. These two sublines were...

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