Animal model analysis of genetic (co)variances for growth traits in Japanese quail.

doi:10.3382/ps.0731822

Back to search

Article

Animal model analysis of genetic (co)variances for growth traits in Japanese quail.

Poultry science - 1 Dec 1994

Aggrey S E, Cheng K M

Abstract excerpt

Records of 1,530 Japanese quail were used to estimate heritabilities and genetic correlations based on a derivative-free restricted maximum likelihood (REML) method with an animal model and ANOVA. The animal model included fixed effects of hatch and sex, random effects of additive genetic value o...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Body Weight
Coturnix
Female
Genetic Variation
Likelihood Functions
Male
Models, Statistical

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.