The effect of divergent selection for total plasma phosphorus in Japanese quail on fearfulness and selected blood and heart parameters.

doi:10.1093/ps/77.1.8

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The effect of divergent selection for total plasma phosphorus in Japanese quail on fearfulness and selected blood and heart parameters.

Poultry science - 1 Jan 1998

Ely D, Nestor K E, Bacon W L, Patterson R A, Smith D, Anderson J W, Noble D O

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A selection experiment utilizing Japanese quail was initiated to study the genetic relationship of growth and reproduction traits. In this study, lines were selected for increased (HP line) and decreased (LP line) total plasma phosphorus at the beginning of lay. The HP and LP lines were derived f...

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Animals
Blood Pressure
Breeding
Collagen
Coronary Vessels
Coturnix
Fear
Female
Genetic Variation
Hematocrit
Myocardium
Oviposition
Phosphorus

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