Association between ovocalyxin-32 gene haplotypes and eggshell quality traits in an F2 intercross between two chicken lines divergently selected for eggshell strength

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 541-544

  Takahashi, H ^a   Sasaki, O ^a   Nirasawa, K ^a   Furukawa, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

chicken; eggshell traits; marker gene; ovocalyxin 32; White Leghorn

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PROTEIN; EGG PROTEIN; OVOCALYXIN 32;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CROSS BREEDING; EGG; FOOD; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; CHICKENS; CROSSES, GENETIC; EGG PROTEINS; EGGS; POULTRY PRODUCTS;

EID: 77956466372     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02034.x     Document Type: Article

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