Genetic variation in eggshell crystal size and orientation is large and these traits are correlated with shell thickness and are associated with eggshell matrix protein markers

Animal Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-418

  Dunn, I C ^a   Rodriguez Navarro A B ^b   McDade, K ^c   Schmutz, M ^d   Preisinger, R ^d   Waddington, D ^a   Wilson, P W ^a   Bain, M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d LOHMANN TIERZUCHT GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CaCO 3 crystal; Chicken; Egg; Eggshell; Markers; Matrix protein

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; EGG PROTEIN; OVALBUMIN; OVOCALYXIN 32; OVOCLEIDIN 116; OVOCLEIDIN-116; OVOTRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHICKENS; CONALBUMIN; EGG PROTEINS; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVALBUMIN; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84863727749     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02280.x     Document Type: Article

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