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Genetic variations for egg quality of chickens at late laying period revealed by genome-wide association study.
Scientific reports - 17 Jul 2018
Liu Zhuang, Sun Congjiao, Yan Yiyuan, Li Guangqi, Shi Fengying, Wu Guiqin, Liu Aiqiao, Yang Ning
Abstract excerpt
With the extension of the egg-laying cycle, the rapid decline in egg quality at late laying period has aroused great concern in the poultry industry. Herein, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify genomic variations associated with egg quality, employing chicken 600 K high-density SNP arrays in a population of 1078 hens at 72 and 80 weeks of age. The results indicated that a genomic...
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