Variance components for body weight in Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica)

The objective of this study was to estimate the variance components for body weight in Japanese quails by Bayesian procedures. The body weight at hatch (BWH) and at 7 (BW07), 14 (BW14), 21 (BW21) and 28 days of age (BW28) of 3,520 quails was recorded from August 2001 to June 2002. A multiple-trait a...

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Main Authors: RO Resende, EN Martins, PC Georg, E Paiva, ACM Conti, AI Santos, ES Sakaguti, AE Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2005-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2005000100004