Becker W A, Fagerlie D L, Mirosh L W
Poult Sci. 1985 Jul;64(7):1397-8. doi: 10.3382/ps.0641397.
Twenty-seven single-pair matings of Coturnix quail produced 48 sons and 50 daughters. Parents and progeny were reared under similar conditions and killed at 58 days of age. Live and abdominal fat weights were obtained. Heritability estimates from parent-offspring regressions ranged from .05 to .72 (live weight), .49 to .80 (abdominal fat weight), and .45 to .88 (percent abdominal fat/live weight). The high heritabilities for live weight (except sire-daughter regression) and for abdominal fat in Coturnix quail indicate that a selection method could be used to reduce fat and increase live weight.
27对日本鹌鹑单配产生了48只雄性后代和50只雌性后代。亲代和子代在相似条件下饲养，并在58日龄时宰杀。记录了活体和腹部脂肪重量。亲子回归的遗传力估计值范围为0.05至0.72（活体重量）、0.49至0.80（腹部脂肪重量）以及0.45至0.88（腹部脂肪重量/活体重量百分比）。日本鹌鹑活体重量（父系-子代回归除外）和腹部脂肪的高遗传力表明，可以采用选择方法来减少脂肪并增加活体重量。
