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Mitochondrial diversity of Yoruba and Fulani chickens: A biodiversity reservoir in Nigeria.
Poultry science - 1 Jun 2020
Lasagna E, Ceccobelli S, Cardinali I, Perini F, Bhadra U, Thangaraj K, Dababani R C, Rai N, Sarti F M, Lancioni H, Ige A O
Abstract excerpt
Poultry are the most widely distributed type of livestock in Nigeria. Indigenous chickens are extremely common throughout the country. Indeed, approximately 83 million chickens are raised in extensive systems and 60 million in semi-intensive systems. To provide the first comprehensive overview of the maternal lineages in Southwest Nigeria, we analyzed 96 mitochondrial DNA control region sequences from 2...
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