Abstract
Ovarian follicular development in a line of quail selected for 14 generations for increased 4-week body weight (mean female mature body weight of about 220 g.) was compared to a control line (mean female mature body weight of about 138 g.). Egg weight and yolk weight were greater in the larger bodied (P line) than in the smaller (C line) birds. Follicular rapid development and rest period were of longer duration in the P line than in the C line in young birds but not in older ones. Significant correlations were noted between yolk weight and egg weight (.88 and .87), and yolk weight and the duration of rapid development (.62 and .47) in both young and older birds, respectively. A correlation of .39 (P<.05) was noted between the duration of rapid development and egg weight in the younger birds only.
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