Polymorphisms in eggshell organic matrix genes are associated with eggshell quality measurements in pedigree Rhode Island Red hens

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-114

  Dunn, I C ^a   Joseph, N T ^a   Bain, M ^b   Edmond, A ^b   Wilson, P W ^a   Milona, P ^a   Nys, Y ^c   Gautron, J ^c   Schmutz, M ^d   Preisinger, R ^d   Waddington, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^d LOHMANN TIERZUCHT GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eggshell quality; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG PROTEINS; EGG SHELL; EGGS; FEMALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 58549091346     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01794.x     Document Type: Article

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