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Chicken quantitative trait loci for growth and body composition associated with the very low density apolipoprotein-II gene.
Poultry science - 1 May 2005
Li H, Deeb N, Zhou H, Ashwell C M, Lamont S J
Abstract excerpt
Very low density apolipoprotein-II (apoVLDL-II) is a major constituent of very low density lipoprotein and is involved in lipid transportation in chickens. The current study was designed to investigate the associations of an apoVLDL-II gene polymorphism on chicken growth and body composition traits. The Iowa Growth and Composition Resource Population was established by crossing broiler sires with dams from 2...
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