Polymorphism of ghrelin genes among four Nigerian chicken populations as tool for improvement of chickens

Research on polymorphism of ghrelin (GHRL), an acylated peptide that stimulates the release of growth hormone from the pituitary, has shown that it is associated with some essential growth genes in chicken, hence veritable in genomic selection. There is porous information on the polymorphism of GHRL...

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Main Authors: IFEMMA J OHAGENYI, HARRIET M NDOFOR-FOLENG, SIMEON O C UGWU, NGOZI OKWELUM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2022-03-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/122264