BODY WEIGHTS, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS, ORGAN WEIGHTS, ABDOMINAL FAT, AND LIPID-CONTENT OF LIVER AND CARCASS IN 2 LINES OF JAPANESE-QUAIL (COTURNIX-COTURNIX-JAPONICA), UNSELECTED AND SELECTED FOR 4 WEEK BODY-WEIGHT

1. The present study was conducted on quails to evaluate the effects o f line and sex on body weight, carcase characteristics and organ weigh ts and also to evaluate the effect of line on sex organs, and on carca se and liver lipid content of male quails. 2. Chicks of both sexes wer e weighed weekly until 6 weeks when they were slaughtered. Carcase yie ld, parts yield and measurement, weight of liver, heart, gizzard, abdo minal fat and sex organs were obtained. Carcase and liver lipid conten t of male quails were determined. 3. Weights of body, carcase, breast, thigh, liver, heart, gizzard, abdominal fat, testes and ovary, yield of testes were affected by line. Line had no significant effect on the yields of carcase, breast, thigh, liver, heart, gizzard plus heart pl us liver, abdominal fat and ovary. Carcase and liver lipid contents of male quails were affected by line.