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Association of leptin receptor gene polymorphisms with growth and feed efficiency in meat-type chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Aug 2014
El Moujahid El Mostafa, Chen Sirui, Jin Sihua, Lu Yue, Zhang Dexiang, Ji Congliang, Yang Ning
Abstract excerpt
Many genetic factors influence the growth and feed intake of birds. In the current study, we evaluated the association of 8 previously reported SNP in the chicken leptin receptor (LEPR) gene with BW, BW gain (BWG), feed intake (FI), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). Four SNP with a very low minor allele frequency were removed by genotype quality control. The experimental population consisted of 796 pedigreed males...
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