Detection of genes on the Z-chromosome affecting growth and feathering in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 527-534

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

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Euribrid BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chicken; Feathering; Growth; Quantitative trait loci; Z chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 0035344850     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/80.5.527     Document Type: Article

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