Association of polymorphisms in the promoter region of chicken prolactin with egg production

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-31

  Cui, J X ^a   Du, H L ^a   Liang, Y ^a   Deng, X M ^b   Li, N ^b   Zhang, X Q ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chicken; Egg production; Haplotype; Polymorphism; Prolactin gene

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

PROLACTIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; OVIPOSITION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROLACTIN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 33645838356     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.1.26     Document Type: Article

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