Differentiating between Parthenogenetic and "Positive Development" Embryos in Turkeys by Molecular Sexing

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1463-1468

  Cassar, G ^a   Mohammed, M ^a   John, T M ^a   Gazdzinski, P ^b   Etches, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Cuddy Farms   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryonic mortality; Parthenogenesis; Positive development; Turkey; W chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; MALE; NOTE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PARTHENOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); TURKEYS;

EID: 0032186001     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.10.1463     Document Type: Article

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