Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, India.
*Forms part of the M.V. Sc. thesis submitted by the first author to Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati. (A.P.), India.
The plasma biochemical parameters such as protein, cholesterol and triglycerides were analyzed in Black strain Japanese quails and found as 4.10 g/dl, 150.72 mg/dl and 90.66 mg/dl, respectively. Sex had significant effect on plasma cholesterol and triglycerides. Estimate of heritability and correlations ranged from low to high in magnitude.
Japanese quails, Biochemical parameters, Heritability, Correlations
