Elucidation of the genetic determination of clutch traits in Chinese local chickens of the Laiwu Black breed

Elucidation of the genetic determination of clutch traits in Chinese local chickens of the Laiwu Black breed

Abstract Background Egg laying rate (LR) is associated with a clutch, which is defined as consecutive days of oviposition. The clutch trait can be used as a selection indicator to improve egg production in poultry breeding. However, little is known about the genetic basis of clutch traits. In this s...

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Main Authors: Jie Wang, Zhansheng Liu, Dingguo Cao, Jie Liu, Fuwei Li, Heguo Han, Haixia Han, Qiuxia Lei, Wei Liu, Dapeng Li, Jianxia Wang, Yan Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Chicken
Genome
GWAS
Laying rate
Clutch traits
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09798-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09798-0

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