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Direct allele introgression into pure chicken breeds using Sire Dam Surrogate (SDS) mating.
Nature communications - 28 Jan 2021
Ballantyne Maeve, Woodcock Mark, Doddamani Dadakhalandar, Hu Tuanjun, Taylor Lorna, Hawken Rachel J, McGrew Mike J
Abstract excerpt
Poultry is the most abundant livestock species with over 60 billion chickens raised globally per year. The majority of chicken are produced from commercial flocks, however many indigenous chicken breeds play an important role in rural economies as they are well adapted to local environmental and scavenging conditions. The ability to make precise genetic changes in chicken will permit the validation of genetic...
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