Mapping quantitative trait loci regulating chicken body composition traits

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 952-954

  Gao, Y ^a   Du, Z Q ^a   Wei, W H ^b   Yu, X J ^c   Deng, X M ^a   Feng, C G ^a   Fei, J ^a   Feng, J D ^a   Li, N ^a   Hu, X X ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body composition traits; Chicken; Genome scan; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

AVES;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKEN; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; MEAT; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 70449380498     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01911.x     Document Type: Article

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