Correlations between heterozygosity at microsatellite loci, mean d 2 and body weight in a Chinese native chicken

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1671-1677

  Liu, G Q ^b   Jiang, X P ^a   Wang, J Y ^b   Wang, Z Y ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body Weight; Chicken; Mean d2; Microsatellite Heterozygosity

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33845572493     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.1671     Document Type: Article

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