Whole genome scan in chickens for quantitative trait loci affecting growth and feed efficiency

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-23

  Van Kaam, J B C H M ^a   Groenen, M A M ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^a   Veenendaal, A ^a   Vereijken, A L J ^b   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Euribrid BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chicken; Feed efficiency; Growth; Quantitative trait loci; Regression

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EATING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0032618252     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.1.15     Document Type: Article

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