Mapping QTL for growth and shank traits in chickens divergently selected for high or low body weight

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 400-405

  Ankra Badu, G A ^a   Bihan Duval, E Le ^a   Mignon Grasteau, S ^b   Pitel, F ^b   Beaumont, C ^b   Duclos, M J ^b   Simon, J ^b   Carre W ^c   Porter, T E ^d   Vignal, A ^b   Cogburn, L A ^c   Aggrey, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Chicken; Growth; QTL; Shank

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LEG; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION, GENETIC;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77954569149     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.02017.x     Document Type: Article

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