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Genetic parameters for body weight in meat quail
A Barbieri1, R K Ono2, L L Cursino1
1São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Dracena, São Paulo, 17900-000, Brazil.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for BW in meat quail at different ages. A total of 24,382 weight records from 3,652 quail, born between 2009 and 2011, were evaluated. Weekly BW was measured from hatch until 42 d of age. The genetic parameters were estimated by the restricted maximum likelihood method using a multivariate animal model. Heritability of BW ranged from 0.03 to 0.23. Genetic correlations were mainly high and positive. Selection for BW at 28 d of age yielded good indirect genetic progress in BW at 42 d of age.
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