Effect of the sex-linked dwarfing gene (dw) upon skeletal development of young broiler chicks.

doi:10.3382/ps.0691399

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Effect of the sex-linked dwarfing gene (dw) upon skeletal development of young broiler chicks.

Poultry science - 1 Aug 1990

Roy T A, Heinrichs B S, Leach R M

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The influence of the sex-linked dwarfing gene (dw) on growth and skeletal development in young male broiler chicks was investigated. Chickens that were homozygous (dw/dw) for the dwarfing gene had significantly lower BW and tibiotarsus lengths when compared with the heterozygous (Dw/dw) or normal...

Topics

Animals
Cartilage, Articular
Chickens
Dwarfism
Genetic Linkage
Genotype
Growth Plate
Male
Proteoglycans
Sex Factors

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