Association of polymorphisms in gene with growth and feed efficiency in meat-type chickens

Objective The pituitary specific transcription factor-1 (Pit-1) gene is responsible for pituitary development and growth hormone expression and is regarded as a pivotal candidate gene for growth and production in chickens. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association of Pit-1...

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Main Authors: Sihua Jin, Tingting He, Lei Yang, Yucui Tong, Xingyong Chen, Zhaoyu Geng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-11-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-18-0173.pdf