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1.
Poult Sci ; 95(5): 997-1004, 2016 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26976904

RESUMO

The University of Georgia maintains two meat-type chicken control strains: the Athens Random Bred (ARB) and the Athens Canadian Random Bred (ACRB). The Athens Random Bred was developed from colored plumage commercial meat chicken strains in 1956. The ACRB is a replicate population of the Ottawa Meat Control strain which was developed in 1955 from white plumage commercial meat-type chickens. These genetic lines have been extremely valuable research resources and have been used extensively to provide comparative context to modern meat-type strains. The ACRB may be the oldest pedigreed control commercial meat-type chicken still in existence today. This paper reviews the history of the breed backgrounds for both control populations and reviews research utilizing the ACRB.


Assuntos
Galinhas/genética , Galinhas/fisiologia , Animais , Cruzamento , Galinhas/anatomia & histologia , Crista e Barbelas , Plumas , Pigmentos Biológicos
2.
Poult Sci ; 82(4): 538-42, 2003 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12710471

RESUMO

The current study was undertaken to examine the effect of long-term selection for 4-wk BW on growth characteristics in divergent lines of Japanese quail and their control. Growth rate was significantly higher in males than females in all the lines. There was a significant increase in growth rate of the females selected for increased 4-wk BW over the control females, as well as a significant decline in growth rate of males selected for decreased 4-wk BW compared to their control counterparts. It appeared that selection for increased 4-wk BW did not alter the rate of growth in the males compared to the control males; however, in the females, selection for increased 4-wk BW resulted in an increase in growth rate. On the other hand, selection for decreased 4-wk BW resulted in a decline in growth rate in males but not in the females. The dynamics of the growth curve parameters indicate that selection for decreased 4-wk BW shifted the growth curve for females as well as altering the trajectories of growth in both sexes. However, selection for increased 4-wk BW only resulted in altering the trajectory of growth in the males. Long-term selection resulted in asymmetry of response in the low and high lines. In addition, different genes may respond differently to the same selection pressure in opposite directions. The use of the 4-parameter Richards model to analyze growth data from such an experiment provided a better understanding of how selection can alter the rate and trajectory of growth to affect the genetically determined growth potential of quail. Consequently selection for increased or decreased 4-wk BW affected the sexes differently.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Coturnix/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Seleção Genética , Animais , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Coturnix/genética , Feminino , Masculino , Modelos Biológicos , Caracteres Sexuais , Aumento de Peso/genética , Aumento de Peso/fisiologia
3.
Poult Sci ; 81(11): 1618-20, 2002 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12455585

RESUMO

The aim of the current study was to characterize and quantify risk factors involved in juvenile mortality in divergently selected and control lines of Japanese quail. Survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression were used to describe mortality in the three experimental lines with hatch weight and posthatch BW evaluated as risk factors. Survival function distribution indicated that the proportional mortality was highest in the line selected for high 4-wk BW compared to the low and control lines. In all the experimental lines mortality declined when posthatch BW increased; however, the magnitude of reduction was highest in the control line compared to the divergently selected lines (57 vs. 22%). Any factor that influences growth after hatching may likely have a direct impact on mortality. Lack of accessibility to water, feed, warmth, and potential negative social interaction are factors that could affect mortality immediately after hatch. The posthatch BW at time of mortality used as a risk factor indicated that the divergently selected lines have about the same risk and are less sensitive to reduced BW compared to the control population. Through survival analysis, the present study has demonstrated that factors causing reduction in posthatch BW are likely risk factors for mortality in growing birds.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Coturnix/genética , Mortalidade , Seleção Genética , Animais , Coturnix/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Feminino , Masculino , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Fatores de Risco , Análise de Sobrevida
4.
Zoology (Jena) ; 104(2): 115-22, 2001.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16351825

RESUMO

Patterns of early embryonic development have traditionally been viewed as invariant within vertebrate taxa. It has been argued that the specific differences which are found arise during the later stages of development. These differences may be a result of allometry, heterochrony or changes in relative growth rates. To test whether early embryonic development is indeed invariant, or whether selection of adult characteristics can alter embryonic growth, we compared embryonic development in birds selected for different patterns of postnatal growth. Using quail lines selected for high and low body mass, we compared somite formation, and muscle and feather development. We obtained data that showed changes in the rate of myotome formation in the brachial somites which contribute to muscle formation in the limbs and thorax. We think these observations are connected with intraspecific changes in adult morphology, ie., breast muscle size. Our findings suggest that selection for late ontogenetic/adult stages affects early embryonic development.

5.
Dev Comp Immunol ; 23(6): 501-9, 1999 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10512460

RESUMO

A line of Japanese quail selected for high plasma cholesterol is highly susceptible to diet-induced atherosclerosis. Lymphocyte epitopes recognized by mouse anti-chicken monoclonal antibodies (c-mAb), TCR-1, TCR-2, TCR-3. CD-3, CD-4, CD-8, and BU-1a/b were reacted with spleens from quail selected for high (HL) and low (LL) plasma total cholesterol and their nonselected controls (CL). Cross reactivity to c-mAb and effect of line and gender were immunohistochemically evaluated. Chicken spleens were positive controls. Quail were immunologically stimulated with either sheep red blood cells (SRBC) or Brucella abortus 2 weeks before spleens were removed. Quail spleen epitopes of all lines recognized TCR-3 and CD-8 c-mAb, but no other c-mAb. Number of reacting cells and staining intensity to the TCR-3 c-mAb were greater in the HL than in the LL regardless of the stimulating Ag or dose used. For the CD-8 c-mAb, there were no differences among lines in birds receiving SRBC. In B. abortus-immunized birds, sex x line interactions indicated that males of the HL and CL had lower responses than females but LL males were not different than females. TCR-3 and CD8 c-mAb may be useful in studying immunological mechanisms for atherosclerosis in Japanese quail.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Monoclonais/metabolismo , Coturnix/imunologia , Epitopos/imunologia , Baço/citologia , Baço/imunologia , Animais , Brucella abortus/imunologia , Antígenos CD8/imunologia , Antígenos CD8/metabolismo , Galinhas , Reações Cruzadas , Epitopos/metabolismo , Eritrócitos/imunologia , Feminino , Masculino , Camundongos , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Ovinos
6.
Poult Sci ; 78(10): 1372-6, 1999 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10536783

RESUMO

Smooth muscle tumor and ovarian follicular development were studied in lines of Japanese quail selected for increased 4-wk BW (HW, P, and T) and their randombred controls (C and R1). The lines studied were from long-term selection studies at The Ohio State University (HW and R1) and The University of Georgia (P, T, and C). To study the genetic relationship among the lines in the two selection studies, the C, P, HW, and R1 lines were DNA-fingerprinted by digestion of the DNA with the HaeIII restriction enzyme and using Jeffreys' 33.6 probe. The BW of females at 4 wk of age and at the end of a 240-d egg production period were similar for the C and R1 lines. The BW of the selected lines was ranked P > T > HW for both measurements. Smooth muscle tumors were found in the oviducal ligaments adjacent to the magnum. A greater percentage of hens from the BW-selected lines had smooth muscle tumors of greater weight than the randombred control lines, which did not differ in tumor incidence or weight. The P and T lines had a greater incidence of multiple-lobed tumors than the HW line. Based on bandsharing (BS) of DNA fingerprints, the Georgia and Ohio lines did not appear to be closely related, suggesting that, perhaps, the smooth muscle tumors in the BW-selected lines in the two studies might have resulted from pleiotrophic effects of genes affecting growth or to genes closely linked to the growth genes. The BW-selected lines in both selection studies had more ovarian follicles in rapid development, which were of greater weight, than the randombred control lines. The HW line had a larger number of ovarian follicles in rapid development than the P and T lines. The percentage of hens with atretic follicles was greater in the BW-selected lines. The results of the present study suggest that the effect of BW selection on ovarian follicular development may occur early in selection (within the first 30 generations) and is not influenced by additional genetic changes in BW.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Coturnix/genética , Folículo Ovariano/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Seleção Genética , Tumor de Músculo Liso/veterinária , Criação de Animais Domésticos , Animais , Coturnix/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Impressões Digitais de DNA , Feminino , Tumor de Músculo Liso/genética
7.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11248992

RESUMO

The proportions of plasma high and low density lipoprotein cholesterol have been linked to inherited tendency for atherosclerosis in humans. Studies were conducted with Japanese quail males from lines genetically selected for high and low TC and a randombred (unselected) control line that were fed 0.0 or 0.5% cholesterol for 12 weeks. Atherosclerotic plaques were more severe in the high than in the low line quail and in those fed cholesterol compared to non-cholesterol-fed quail. Serum TG, TC, VLDLC, LDLC, and HDLC were also higher in the high than in the low line quail and in cholesterol-fed vs. non-cholesterol-fed quail. Significant interactions indicated that TC and LDLC concentrations were more affected by dietary cholesterol in the high line than in the low line. The low line quail maintained higher HDLC and lower LDLC than the high line. Regression and correlation analyses revealed that although VLDLC, LDLC, and TC were significant predictors of atherosclerosis in the high line birds, the TC/HDLC ratio was a better predictor in the low line. The Japanese quail lines used herein represent useful experimental models for studies of genetic differences in atherosclerosis in humans.


Assuntos
Arteriosclerose/metabolismo , Colesterol na Dieta/farmacocinética , Coturnix , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Triglicerídeos/sangue , Animais , Arteriosclerose/patologia , Tronco Braquiocefálico/patologia , Colesterol na Dieta/sangue , HDL-Colesterol/sangue , LDL-Colesterol/sangue , VLDL-Colesterol/sangue , Dieta Aterogênica , Masculino , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Especificidade da Espécie
8.
Proc Soc Exp Biol Med ; 214(1): 62-8, 1997 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9012362

RESUMO

Dietary cholesterol metabolism was studied, using a single dose of emulsion, per os (test meal), in lines of Japanese quail that were divergently selected for high (HL) and low (LL) plasma total cholesterol. The meal contained [3H] cholesterol, [14C] beta-sitosterol, unlabeled cholesterol, triolein, and bile salt. Recovery of the nonabsorbable beta-sitosterol in the excreta permitted determination of the percentage of cholesterol absorbed. The amounts of [3H] in the plasma, egg yolks, and the excreta neutral and acid sterols were determined. A line-x-time interaction for [3H] in plasma indicated that the level of plasma cholesterol derived from the test meal declined more rapidly in the LL than in the HL. The higher [3H] detected in the excreta acidic sterols of the LL 12 hr after the test meal indicated that bile acid excretion of cholesterol was greater in the LL than in the HL. There were no differences in cholesterol absorption between lines or sexes. Cumulative [3H] radioactivity in the eggs over 18 days following the test meal was higher in the HL yolks; however, this line effect was due to the greater number of eggs produced by the HL. Thus, one of the mechanisms by which the LL maintains low plasma cholesterol levels is by an enhanced excretion of bile acid compared with the HL. The data also suggest that the more severe atherogenic effect of dietary cholesterol observed in the HL could be, in part, due to the longer residence time of cholesterol in circulation.


Assuntos
Colesterol na Dieta/metabolismo , Colesterol/sangue , Coturnix/metabolismo , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Trítio
9.
Poult Sci ; 75(10): 1192-7, 1996 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8893293

RESUMO

Japanese quail have been utilized as a research animal to establish genetic relationships that may be present in other poultry species. In this presentation, short-term selection experiments were reviewed. Selection intensity appeared to be the most effective in improving BW when selection experiments were compared on a response per generation basis; however, when generation interval was reduced, the response per year was superior despite lower selection intensities for lines selected the same number of generations. Correlated responses over 30 generations of divergent selection for 4-wk BW indicated that selection had a negative effect on fitness traits, including egg number and fertility. Traits such as follicle and egg weight and BW at the beginning of and after a 120-d laying period were positively correlated with BW during the growth period. The early response of quail lines selected for increased BW at 10, 17, 28, and 40 d of age indicate that the later selection is applied the greater the selection response at maturity. In fact, lines selected at young ages were competitive with late-selected lines only to the point at which selection occurred.


Assuntos
Envelhecimento/genética , Peso Corporal/genética , Coturnix/genética , Seleção Genética , Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Animais , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Cruzamento , Coturnix/fisiologia , Feminino , Masculino , Oviposição/genética , Oviposição/fisiologia , Reprodução/genética , Reprodução/fisiologia , Fatores de Tempo
10.
Poult Sci ; 75(10): 1198-203, 1996 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8893294

RESUMO

Long-term selection was conducted for high 4-wk BW in Japanese quail under different selection environments to investigate selection limits and to determine whether genetic parameters for growth are similar to those in chickens. Quail lines were selected under an adequate 28% CP diet (P line) and under a low 20% CP diet (T line). Mean realized heritabilities ranged from 0.32 (T line) to 0.49 (P line) during the first 10 generations. Although genetic variation remained following 97 generations of selection, realized heritabilities obtained agreed with theoretical predictions of loss of additive genetic variability with continuous selection. Similarity of heritability estimates indicates that Japanese quail are an excellent model for genetic studies of growth in meat-type chickens. Positive relationships accompanying selection for high 4-wk BW were increases in adult BW, age at first egg, and egg weight. Negative relationships were decreases in percentage fertility and hatchability, and egg production. Increased growth rate in selected lines was accompanied by an increase in feed and water intake, and by improvement in feed efficiency. Feed efficiency differences appeared to be important only immediately following hatch, whereas feed intake differences were present from 0 to 4 wk. Evidence of major physiological changes accompanying selection for growth were not observed. However, changes were observed in increased "resource allocations" to supply organs, during late embryonic stages and the 1st wk posthatch. Carcass composition was similar between unselected and selected lines except for higher fat and lower moisture levels in selected lines.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Coturnix/genética , Coturnix/fisiologia , Meio Ambiente , Seleção Genética , Animais , Composição Corporal/genética , Composição Corporal/fisiologia , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Coturnix/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Feminino , Genótipo , Masculino , Fatores de Tempo
11.
Poult Sci ; 75(7): 933-42, 1996 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8966183

RESUMO

Japanese quail from lines that had been divergently selected for high (HL) or low (LL) plasma total cholesterol and their unselected control line (CL) were fed an all vegetable diet to which 0 or 0.5% crystalline cholesterol were added. Relationships between plasma and yolk cholesterol fractions were examined at 10, 14, and 18 wk of age, which followed 2, 6, and 10 wk consumption of the cholesterol-enriched diet, respectively. Unesterified cholesterol (UC) and cholesteryl esters (CE) in plasma and yolk were analyzed using HPLC. There were no consistent correlations between yolk and plasma for UC, individual CE, total esterified cholesterol (EC), or total cholesterol in the selected lines at ages tested, whether or not 0.5% cholesterol was added to the diet. Cholesterol concentrations in milligrams per gram of yolk and in milligrams per yolk were higher in the HL than the LL at 10 and 14, but not at 18 wk of age. Yolk weights of the HL females increased from 10 to 18 wk of age, whereas those of the LL did not. Cholesterol concentrations in the LL yolks continued to increase over time, however the increases in yolk weight in the HL were not accompanied by proportional increases in cholesterol deposition in the yolk, leading to a dilution of concentration of cholesterol fractions in the HL yolk. Dietary cholesterol increased egg production rate in the selected lines but did not increase the cholesterol content of the yolk.


Assuntos
Colesterol na Dieta/farmacologia , Colesterol/análise , Colesterol/sangue , Coturnix/genética , Coturnix/metabolismo , Gema de Ovo/química , Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Animais , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Ésteres do Colesterol/análise , Ésteres do Colesterol/sangue , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/veterinária , Coturnix/fisiologia , Feminino , Oviposição/fisiologia
12.
Poult Sci ; 74(11): 1730-44, 1995 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8614682

RESUMO

Although nonadditive genetic variation is more important in crosses among laying stocks than among meat stocks, development of special sire and dam lines to control the release of primary lines results in broilers being the product of three- or four-way crosses. Therefore, nonadditive genetic effects are important in meat stocks because of opportunities to combine stocks that complement each other. Four experiments were conducted to investigate heterosis and overdominance arising from crossing Japanese quail lines originating from the same base population and selected long-term ( > 85 generations) for high 4-wk BW under different selection environments. The different selection environments were established by feeding different levels of CP (28 and 20%) and different levels of thiouracil (0 and.2%). Estimates of heterosis were high for hatch of total eggs ( > 25%) and liveability (12 to 47%), and low for hatch weight (2 to 4%). Overdominance estimates followed similar patterns but were of lower magnitude. Percentage heterosis estimates for BW were high at 1 wk (20 to 30%) and declined linearly to 5 to 10% at 4 wk when quail were fed 28 and 24% CP diets. Contrariwise, when fed low-CP (20%) diets, heterosis values were low initially and remained stable or increased across age. Data obtained from measuring feed intake and feed efficiency indicated that heterosis for BW was closely related to change in feed intake. Heterosis values for feed intake closely followed those for BW, including the decline across age. Conversely, heterosis appeared to be absent for feed efficiency, except at 1 wk. Similar to heterosis estimates, overdominance estimates were high initially and declined across age and were more clearly demonstrated under the 24 and 28% diets. It was concluded that considerable heterosis is present for BW in Japanese quail following the crossing of lines selected long-term for high BW, but that it is dependent on both environment (diet) and age.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Coturnix/genética , Genes Dominantes , Vigor Híbrido , Seleção Genética , Fatores Etários , Animais , Coturnix/fisiologia , Dieta/veterinária , Genótipo , Fatores de Tempo
13.
Poult Sci ; 74(11): 1875-83, 1995 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8614695

RESUMO

A technique was developed to assess the number of cock spermatozoa penetrating the perivitelline layer (PL) in oviposited eggs in vivo. Two trials were conducted to test this technique and to establish correlation values between fertility and sperm penetration (SP). First, three Athens Canadian Randombred males, previously tested as having high fertility (100%), were each housed with seven hens. Sperm penetration was determined from eggs laid over a 3-d period (n = 41) with the mean number of spermatozoa penetrating the PL overlying the germinal disc (GD; 1.35 mm2 area) and nongerminal disc (NGD) areas being 162.8 and 8.4, respectively. Following removal of the males, SP was monitored to establish its duration with an average of 4.6 eggs analyzed per male per day. Mean sperm penetration during this period declined from 167.0 to .2 and from 9.2 to 0 for the GD and NGD regions, respectively. The mean duration of SP was 15.7 and 11.3 d for the GD and NGD PL, respectively. The duration of fertility was also established to be 14.0 d. There was a positive correlation between sperm penetration of the GD PL and fertility from eggs laid by naturally mated hens (r = .89, P < .001). In the second trial, three groups (1, 2, or 3) of 16 hens (35 wk of age) each were artificially inseminated weekly for 4 consecutive wk with either 100, 50, or 25 million sperm/50 microL, respectively. Inseminations were repeated weekly for 12 consecutive wk. Mean values were obtained from each of three 4-wk periods and used as replicates. Mean SP values from the GD PL for Groups 1, 2, and 3 were 402, 19.5, and 14.1, with fertility values of 95.8, 92.4, and 83.3%, respectively. Each replicate mean was obtained from approximately 24 eggs per group per day postinsemination. A significant correlation between SP of the GD PL and fertility (r = .90, P < .001) was established using artificial insemination of hens.


Assuntos
Galinhas/fisiologia , Fertilidade/fisiologia , Oviposição , Interações Espermatozoide-Óvulo/fisiologia , Membrana Vitelina , Animais , Feminino , Inseminação Artificial/veterinária , Masculino , Óvulo
14.
Poult Sci ; 74(10): 1712-6, 1995 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8559737

RESUMO

Three lines of Japanese quail males, unselected controls (CL), high response (HL), and low response (LL) lines, selected for plasma total cholesterol for 18 generations, were fed all-plant source, nonatherogenic diets to which 0 or .5% cholesterol were added from 6 to 18 wk of age. Atherosclerotic scores (AS) of aorta of HL birds fed cholesterol were significantly higher than those of LL birds fed cholesterol. Scores of LL fed cholesterol were not higher than LL not fed cholesterol. Fatty infiltration of muscularis and foam cell disruption of elastic fibers were observed in HL males fed cholesterol. In a second experiment, males of the three lines were fed from 6 to 14 wk of age four plant source diets to which were added: 1) 10% glucose monohydrate (cerelose); 2) 10% cerelose + .1% cholesterol; 3) 4% corn oil; or 4) 4% coconut oil. All diets were calculated to be isocaloric and isonitrogenous. Overall, AS of HL and CL males were significantly higher than LL males, but there were no effects of diet for the 56-d feeding period.


Assuntos
Arteriosclerose/veterinária , Doenças das Aves/etiologia , Colesterol na Dieta/administração & dosagem , Colesterol/sangue , Coturnix/genética , Seleção Genética , Animais , Aorta/patologia , Arteriosclerose/etiologia , Arteriosclerose/genética , Arteriosclerose/patologia , Doenças das Aves/genética , Doenças das Aves/patologia , Masculino , Especificidade da Espécie
15.
Poult Sci ; 74(8): 1370-80, 1995 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7479517

RESUMO

Three lines of Japanese quail females, randombred controls (CL), high response (HL), and low response (LL) lines, selected for plasma total cholesterol for 18 generations, were fed all-plant-source, nonatherogenic diets to which 0 or .5% cholesterol were added from 6 to 18 wk of age. In all three lines, plasma cholesterol increased when cholesterol was fed; however, responses were greater in the HL than in the LL line, with CL intermediate. In a second experiment, females of the three lines were fed, from 6 to 14 wk of age, four isocaloric, isonitrogenous plant-source diets to which were added: 1) 10% glucose monohydrate (cerelose); 2) 10% cerelose + .1% cholesterol; 3) 4% corn oil; or 4) 4% coconut oil. Baseline data obtained before feeding experimental diets indicated that the HL had significantly higher plasma total, esterified (EC) and unesterified (UEC) cholesterol than LL and that nonovulating females had higher concentrations of esterified cholesterol than ovulating females. Diets used did not affect cholesterol fractions in the ovulating females, although there were significant differences among lines. Dietary cholesterol significantly increased the ratio of EC to UEC. Sclerotic lesion scores were higher in the HL than the LL birds and in birds fed the coconut oil diet.


Assuntos
Ésteres do Colesterol/sangue , Colesterol na Dieta/farmacologia , Colesterol/sangue , Coturnix/sangue , Gorduras na Dieta/farmacologia , Análise de Variância , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Animal , Animais , Arteriosclerose/genética , Arteriosclerose/veterinária , Coturnix/genética , Gorduras Insaturadas/farmacologia , Feminino , Especificidade da Espécie
16.
Poult Sci ; 74(4): 593-600, 1995 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7792229

RESUMO

A study was conducted to examine genetic parameters associated with selection for high 8-wk BW in normal and dwarf Athens Canadian randombreds under two nutritional environments (high protein and high energy) and to determine the influence of the selection diet on subsequent water to feed ratios and abdominal fat levels. High-protein lines (HP) received a diet containing 25% CP and 3,100 kcal ME/kg, whereas high-energy lines (HE) received a 22% CP diet containing 3,200 kcal ME/kg. Body weights, selection gains, selection differentials, and heritabilities were similar for normal HP and HE lines. There was evidence, however, that the realized heritability was greater in the HE than the HP dwarf line. Similar selection differentials indicate that this difference was apparently due to the expression of greater genetic variation in the HE dwarf line. Water intake, feed intake, water to feed ratio, and abdominal fat data for the four lines under "selection" and "reciprocal" environments differed between experiments. In Experiment 1, when fed the HE diet, normal birds selected under the HP environment had higher (P < .05) water to feed ratios and lower abdominal fat levels than contemporaries selected under the HE diet. However, these differences were not significant in Experiment 2.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Galinhas/fisiologia , Proteínas Alimentares/administração & dosagem , Nanismo/veterinária , Ingestão de Energia , Seleção Genética , Tecido Adiposo , Animais , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Galinhas/genética , Ingestão de Líquidos , Nanismo/fisiopatologia , Ingestão de Alimentos , Feminino , Masculino , Fatores Sexuais , Fatores de Tempo
17.
Poult Sci ; 74(2): 237-46, 1995 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7724447

RESUMO

Following 17 generations of divergent selection for 4-wk BW under split- (SD) and complete- (CD) diet environments, two sublines were established from high (H-SD and H-CD) BW lines. Subline H-SDG derived from the H-SD line was selected for BW gain from 2 to 4 wk under the SD environment, whereas Subline H-CDG derived from the H-CD line was similarly selected under the CD environment. These two sublines were maintained and reproduced simultaneously with H-SD, L-SD, H-CD, L-CD lines from Generation 18 through 30. The purpose of changing the selection criterion was to investigate genetic variation in BW gain independent of changes that occur immediately following hatch. Selection progress and heritabilities (approximately .3) in BW lines (H-SD, H-CD, and L-SD) were similar from Generation 18 through 30. However, progress and heritability (approximately .1) was not as great in the L-CD line. These responses indicate that considerable additive genetic variation for 4-wk BW remains in these lines. Selection for increased BW gain from 2 to 4 wk in both sublines (H-SDG and H-CDG) resulted in smaller BW at 2 wk of age than did selection for 4-wk BW. Under the SD environment, H-SDG quail were smaller at 4 wk than H-SD quail following 12 generations of selection, whereas under the CD environment, H-CDG quail were larger than H-CD quail. Results indicate that selection for BW gain was more effective under the CD than SD environment and that the lack of improvement in 2-wk BW accompanying the increase in BW gain may adversely influence the potential benefits obtainable from selection for gain.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Coturnix/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Dieta , Variação Genética , Seleção Genética , Criação de Animais Domésticos , Animais , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Coturnix/genética , Feminino , Masculino , Especificidade da Espécie , Fatores de Tempo , Aumento de Peso/genética , Aumento de Peso/fisiologia
18.
Poult Sci ; 74(2): 402-6, 1995 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7724465

RESUMO

Feed restriction (70% of ad libitum consumption) was carried out from 1 d after hatching until 44 d in a randombred quail line and until 28 d in a quail line selected for high 4-wk BW. Body weights of restricted quail were significantly lower than ad libitum controls during restriction. Two weeks after restriction ended, however, BW were no longer different. Mortalities were twice as high under restriction. Hatchability of eggs was not affected by restriction, but restricted quail of the selected line laid fewer double-yolk eggs than ad libitum controls.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Coturnix/fisiologia , Privação de Alimentos/fisiologia , Oviposição/fisiologia , Fatores Etários , Animais , Coturnix/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Ovos/normas , Feminino , Masculino
19.
Poult Sci ; 73(10): 1489-98, 1994 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7816723

RESUMO

Four experiments were conducted to investigate feed and water intake, feed efficiency, and abdominal fat levels of six lines of chickens developed from two randombred control populations following selection for high 8-wk BW under high (1.6%), low (.2%), and normal (.4%) dietary salt selection environments. The Athens-Canadian Randombreds (AC) and Athens Randombreds (ARB) served as base populations for development of the six lines. Progeny from these lines were evaluated in the first, fifth, sixth, and seventh generations in Experiments 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. In Experiment 1, abdominal fat levels were shown to be inversely related to dietary salt level. The lowest abdominal fat level was observed in birds fed the 1.6% salt diet and the highest abdominal fat level in birds fed the .2% salt diet. Birds receiving the normal (.4%) salt diet had intermediate abdominal fat levels. In Experiments 2, 3, and 4, selected lines were exposed to different dietary salt levels to measure both line and dietary salt response patterns. Significant (P < .05) differences were observed between genotypes (AC vs ARB) and between dietary salt treatments for BW, feed and water intake, and water to feed ratio. However, there was no evidence of genetic change between lines in abdominal fat level as a result of selection under different salt environments.


Assuntos
Tecido Adiposo , Peso Corporal , Galinhas/genética , Ingestão de Alimentos/fisiologia , Seleção Genética , Cloreto de Sódio na Dieta/administração & dosagem , Ração Animal , Animais , Peso Corporal/genética , Galinhas/fisiologia , Ingestão de Líquidos , Feminino , Masculino
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Poult Sci ; 73(8): 1175-82, 1994 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7971658

RESUMO

A study was conducted to investigate the response to selection for 8-wk BW under selection environments that utilized different dietary salt levels to alter water to feed ratios. The Athens-Canadian (AC) and Athens Randombreds (ARB) served as base populations. A broiler diet consisting of 23% CP and 3,120 kcal of ME/kg was modified to contain .2, .4, and 1.6% dietary salt. Chicks from the AC and ARB populations were divided within full-sib families into three groups, with one group assigned to each of the three dietary salt selection environments. Individual phenotypic selection was conducted within the six lines for high 8-wk BW for six generations with unselected randombred controls included in each generation to measure environmental variation. No differences in 8-wk BW were observed among the three salt selection environments. Lines derived from the ARB population were initially approximately 75 g larger than those derived from the AC population. However, when BW were expressed as percentage deviation from the control in the sixth generation, selection response patterns were similar (AC lines, 28 to 32%; ARB lines, 32 to 36%). These data indicated that selection for 8-wk BW was as effective under high- and low-salt diets as under a normal-salt diet. Realized heritabilities, following correction for environmental variation, ranged from .38 to .46. Failure to correct for environmental variation resulted in large fluctuations in heritabilities across generations. These data provide strong support for inclusion of controls to accurately measure the heritability of BW in selection studies.


Assuntos
Peso Corporal/genética , Galinhas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Galinhas/genética , Seleção Genética , Cloreto de Sódio na Dieta/administração & dosagem , Fatores Etários , Animais , Ingestão de Alimentos , Feminino , Masculino , Oviposição/fisiologia , Reprodução/fisiologia , Água/administração & dosagem
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