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Forty generations of bidirectional selection for mating frequency in male Japanese quail.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 1998
Yang N, Dunnington E A, Siegel P B
Abstract excerpt
A bidirectional replicated selection experiment for high (H1 and H2) or low (L1 and L2) cumulative number of complete matings (CNCM) in male Japanese quail was conducted for 40 generations. In the S32 generation, a subline was taken from each selected line and selection was relaxed. In the randombred control line (C), CNCM and unselected traits changed significantly over generations. Means of the selected lines...
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