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Effects Of Selection For High Body Weight And Age Of Hen Onegg Characteristics In Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica), Özge Altan, İsmail Oğuz, Yavuz Akbaş
Effects Of Selection For High Body Weight And Age Of Hen Onegg Characteristics In Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica), Özge Altan, İsmail Oğuz, Yavuz Akbaş
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The present study was conductud on qualis ( Coturnix coturnix japonica) to evaluate the effects of line and age of bird on egg characteristics. Total ninety Japanese quail from unselected (C) and selected (S) for high 4-week body weight for five generations were used. All birds were weighed individually at 10, 14 and 18-week of age and egg characteristics were obtained on all eggs collected during these weeks. The results showed that egg weight was increased by selection for high 4-week body weight and egg weight differences between the lines was due to increases in yolk and albumen weight of …