An experiment was conducted to examine the responses to
selection for high and low rate of gain in the mouse under a system
whereby inbreeding was maximized. Rate of gain was measured by an
index designed to include gains in both the pre- and postweaning
periods with the gains in...
Electrocardiograms from 12 compressed male (CM), 16 compressed
female (CF), ten synthetic compressed female (SCF), nine
brachycephalic female (BF), and 15 dolichocephalic female (DF)
dwarfs from Davis, California, taken in the scapular lead S-II (prescapular
position positive and right forelimb negative) were analyzed,
The data on dwarf electrocardiograms were compared...
A total of 902 plasma samples from the Rambouillet, Targhee, Columbia, Lincoln, and Suffolk breeds of sheep were analyzed for transferrin type by disc electrophoresis. Six transferrin types, Tf[superscript A], Tf[superscript B], Tf[superscript C], Tf[superscript p], Tf[superscript E], and Tf[superscript P], were found in the Rambouillet, Targhee, and Columbia breeds...
Eight strains of housefly, Musca domestica Linn., from two
laboratories were intercrossed to form a stock population. Virgin males and females from the stock were collected, and nine sets, each
consisting of twelve males mated to five females, were successively
done. Pupae weight, adult weight, emergence time and egg production...