Association of polymorphisms for prolactin and prolactin receptor genes with broody traits in chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 839-845

  Jiang, R S ^a,c   Xu, G Y ^a   Zhang, X Q ^b   Yang, N ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Broodiness; Chicken; Prolactin gene; Prolactin receptor gene; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 20444385881     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.6.839     Document Type: Article

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