Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with egg quality, egg production, and body weight in an F2 resource population of chickens

Animal Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-112

  Schreiweis, M A ^a   Hester, P Y ^a   Settar, P ^b   Moody, D E ^c,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hy Line International   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 239A Kildee Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Egg production; Growth; Layer; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME MAP; EGG; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EGGS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33645236760     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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