Domestic quail (Coturnix japonica domestica) is a domesticated gallinaceous bird that
originated in East Asia with ancestor the wild Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) …

Investigating the impact of early egg production selection (the first 90 d of laying) on egg
production features, cumulative selection response (CSR), and the mRNA expression of …

Simple Summary Nowadays, keeping animals in cage systems is controversial. Regulations
and increased consumer awareness are causing cage systems to lose ground in many …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between slaughter age and slaughter-
carcass characteristics in 2 quail lines. With this aim, a Japanese quail flock subjected to …

The main objective of the present study was to detect the most appropriate random
regression model for estimating the genetic parameters of weekly egg production. Two …

The main objectives of this study were to detect the most appropriate random regression
model (RRM) to fit the data of monthly egg production in 2 lines (selected and control) of …

The aim of the present study was to estimate genetic parameters for average egg weight
(EW) and egg number (EN) at different ages in Japanese quail using multi-trait random …

Introduction: Quails are beneficial for their meat and eggs and have been the focus of poultry
breeders in recent decades. Egg quality traits are usually divided into external (such as shell …

Background Egg production efficiency is typically measured through age and body weight at
sexual maturity, egg number and egg weight during certain production periods. Increased …

ABSTRACT A total of 1307 quail chicks were hatched in two lots (450 and 857 chicks), from
three quail lines (White-W, Light brown-Lb and Dark brown-Db). The both sexes of each line …