Association of MC4R gene polymorphisms with growth and body composition traits in chicken

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 763-768

  Li, Chun Yu ^a   Li, Hui ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body Composition; Body Weight; Chicken; Melanocortin 4 Receptor; SNP

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745054607     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.763     Document Type: Article

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