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Genetic parameters and genome-wide association study of hyperpigmentation of the visceral peritoneum in chickens.
BMC genomics - 16 May 2013
Luo Chenglong, Qu Hao, Wang Jie, Wang Yan, Ma Jie, Li Chunyu, Yang Chunfen, Hu Xiaoxiang, Li Ning, Shu Dingming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hyperpigmentation of the visceral peritoneum (HVP) has recently garnered much attention in the poultry industry because of the possible risk to the health of affected animals and the damage it causes to the appearance of commercial chicken carcasses. However, the heritable characters of HVP remain unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic parameters of HVP by genome-wide...
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