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Detection of QTL for traits related to adaptation to sub-optimal climatic conditions in chickens.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 20 Apr 2017
Lien Ching-Yi, Tixier-Boichard Michèle, Wu Shih-Wen, Wang Woei-Fuh, Ng Chen Siang, Chen Chih-Feng
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BACKGROUND: Growth traits can be used as indicators of adaptation to sub-optimal conditions. The current study aimed at identifying quantitative trait loci (QTL) that control performance under variable temperature conditions in chickens. METHODS: An F2 population was produced by crossing the Taiwan Country chicken L2 line (selected for body weight, comb area, and egg production) with an experimental line of Rhode...
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