Article
Heterosis and overdominance following long-term selection for body weight in Japanese quail.
Poultry science - 1 Nov 1995
Marks H L
Abstract excerpt
Although nonadditive genetic variation is more important in crosses among laying stocks than among meat stocks, development of special sire and dam lines to control the release of primary lines results in broilers being the product of three- or four-way crosses. Therefore, nonadditive genetic eff...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Coturnix
- Diet
- Genes, Dominant
- Genotype
- Hybrid Vigor
- Selection, Genetic
- Time Factors