The aim of the research was to investigate the effects of divergent selection on some production and clutch traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Over 5 generations divergently selected two Japanese quail lines (HBW: High Body Weight and LBW: Low Body Weight) and control line (C) that derivate from a base random bred population were used in this study. Weight of first egg, age ...

The aim of this study is study the inheritance of economic traits in an Iranian Native chickens population by estimating genetic parameters (heritability, genetic, phenotypic and environment correlations) under short-term selection in breeding programs. Identification of genes determining the expression of economically important traits of plants and animals is a main research focus in agricultu...