Body, abdominal fat, and testes weights, and line by sex interactions in Japanese quail divergently selected for plasma cholesterol response to adrenocorticotropin.

dc.contributor.author	Marks, HL	en
dc.contributor.author	Washburn, KW	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:41:56Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:41:56Z
dc.date.issued	1991	en
dc.identifier.issn	00325791	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/349
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dc.subject.other	cholesterol	en
dc.subject.other	corticotropin	en
dc.subject.other	diagnostic agent	en
dc.subject.other	abdomen	en
dc.subject.other	adipose tissue	en
dc.subject.other	animal	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	blood	en
dc.subject.other	body weight	en
dc.subject.other	breeding	en
dc.subject.other	Coturnix	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	genetics	en
dc.subject.other	histology	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	organ weight	en
dc.subject.other	sexual development	en
dc.subject.other	testis	en
dc.subject.other	Abdomen	en
dc.subject.other	Adipose Tissue	en
dc.subject.other	Animal	en
dc.subject.other	Body Weight	en
dc.subject.other	Breeding	en
dc.subject.other	Cholesterol	en
dc.subject.other	Corticotropin	en
dc.subject.other	Coturnix	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Organ Weight	en
dc.subject.other	Sex Characteristics	en
dc.subject.other	Support, Non-U.S. Gov't	en
dc.subject.other	Testis	en
dc.title	Body, abdominal fat, and testes weights, and line by sex interactions in Japanese quail divergently selected for plasma cholesterol response to adrenocorticotropin.	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1991	en
heal.abstract	Line by sex interactions of BW, abdominal fat, testes weight, and plasma cholesterol were investigated in two Japanese quail lines. High (H-PCHOL) and low (L-PCHOL) quail lines had been developed by 18 generations of divergent selection for plasma cholesterol response to adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). Quail were from Generation 28 breeders maintained under a normal environment with no exposure to exogenous ACTH after Generation 18. Quail from growth-selected lines were also used to examine relationships between BW and plasma cholesterol. Body weights of H-PCHOL quail were significantly (P less than or equal to .05) heavier than BW of L-PCHOL quail at 2 and 4 wk of age. However, at 8, 16, and 28 wk BW were similar. Quail from long-term, growth-selected lines were observed to have plasma cholesterol levels similar to those of control lines. Therefore, early BW changes in H-PCHOL and L-PCHOL lines may not be related to plasma cholesterol changes. At 2 and 4 wk, male and female plasma cholesterol values were similar in the H-PCHOL and L-PCHOL lines, however, at 8 and 16 wk males had higher values than females in the H-PCHOL line, and females had higher values than males in the L-PCHOL line. Because interactions were present only after sexual maturity was reached, sex hormones may be involved in the expression of these interactions. Quail in the L-PCHOL line were observed to have significantly (P less than or equal to .05) more abdominal fat and significantly (P less than or equal to .05) smaller testes than quail in the H-PCHOL line.	en
heal.journalName	Poultry science	en
dc.identifier.issue	12	en
dc.identifier.volume	70	en
dc.identifier.spage	2395	en
dc.identifier.epage	2401	en