The influence of dietary protein on carcass composition and sexual maturity in a randombred population of Japanese quail (R1) and a subline of R1 selected for increased body weight.
1. Selection for body weight in Japanese quail has altered the protein requirements for growth and reproductive development in the selected line and randombred control population from which it was developed. 2. In both the selected and randombred lines, the protein requirement for growth is different from that for maximal reproductive development.
Department of Poultry Science, Ohio State University, Wooster 44691-4096.
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Lilburn
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Steigner
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Nestor
D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D003370:Coturnix / Q000502:physiology*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010057:Oviducts; D012741:Sexual Maturation
D004044:Dietary Proteins