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Diversity and origin of South African chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 2011
Mtileni B J, Muchadeyi F C, Maiwashe A, Chimonyo M, Groeneveld E, Weigend S, Dzama K
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were to analyze the genetic diversity and structure of South African conserved and field chicken populations and to investigate the maternal lineages of these chicken populations. Four South African conserved chicken populations (n = 89), namely, Venda (VD_C), Ovambo, Naked Neck, and Potchefstroom Koekoek from the Animal Production Institute of the Agricultural Research Council, and 2...
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