GENETIC EVALUATION OF THREE QUAIL LINES\ BY FULL DIALLEL CROSS DESIGN II- EGG PRODUCTION

JAMEELA H. SALIH; SHEKHMOU H. HUSSEN

doi:10.26682/avuod.2019.22.1.23

JAMEELA H. SALIH Dept. of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region - Iraq
SHEKHMOU H. HUSSEN Dept. of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region - Iraq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26682/avuod.2019.22.1.23

Keywords: Quail, diallel cross, genetic parameters, layer performance

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 mated as full diallel cross design, and 9 genotypes (WW, WLb, WDb, LbW, LbLb, LbDb, DbW, DbLb, DbDb) were resulted. The unsexed chicks from each genotype were reared during the growth period from (1-35 days old) in cages (with dimensions of 85X85X85 cm.) with two replicates. Then at 35 days old, the birds were sexed and redivided on the same cages with two replicate also, for each genotype separately as families (15 females and 5 males). The experiment was conducted at the Poultry Farm of Animal Production Dept., College of Agriculture, University of Duhok, Kurdistan region-Iraq. The trial aimed to evaluate the genetic background of three quail lines for egg production traits by using the full diallel cross design. The following genetic parameters were estimated; general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), heterosis (H%), reciprocal effect (R_E), maternal effect (M_E), genetic value (GV), heritability (h²) and genetic correlation (r_g); on egg production (EP) traits (egg weight EW, egg number EN and egg mass EM). The main results from the present study could be summarized as follow: SCA resulted as significant differences for all EP traits. All genotypes didn’t significantly differ in heterosis percentage for egg weight and egg number. Reciprocal effect resulted in a significant (p≤0.05) effect for all EP traits. As conclusion, it may use the Db line as dam for egg production traits.

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