1996, Cilt 12, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 005-014
The Effects ofSelection for Body Weight of Japanese Quail on Egg Production, Egg Weight, Fertility, Hatchability and Survivability
Şeref İnal, Süleyman Dere, Kemal Kırıkçı, Cafer Tepeli
S.Ü. Veteriner Fakültesi Zootekni Anabilim Dalı, KONYA
Keywords: Body weight, selection, egg production, egg weight, fertility, hatchability, mortality, survivability
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In this study, Japanese quails were divergently selected during 5 generations for high and low 5-week body weight. Egg production in randombred, low and high line were obtained as 79.54-88.96, 77.36-85.92 and 67.3384.58 % from 80 to 95 days. Age at first egg in lines were 39.82-45.84, 42.10-51.10 and 40.11-46.07 days, egg weights were 11.18-12.18, 10.94-11.49 and 12.01-13.23 g, hatchability were 51.35-55.03, 51.22-61.98 and 48.00-53.48 %, fertility of eggs 82.94, 87.39 and 86.79 "4 in generation 5. In generation 0, viability for 5 week was 85.28 %, after selection for three lines were 80.38, 80.02 and 78.86 %, respectively.