Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci affecting carcass and meat quality traits in Beijing ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

Animal Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-119

  Huang, Y ^a   Haley, C S ^b   Wu, F ^a   Hu, S ^c   Hao, J ^c   Wu, C ^a   Li, N ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Gold Star Duck Production   (China)

Author keywords

Carcass; Duck; Meat quality; Microsatellite marker; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DUCK; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; DUCKS; GENOTYPE; MEAT; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES;

EID: 34047165335     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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