Article
The study of candidate genes in the improvement of egg production in ducks - a review.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 2022
Bello Semiu Folaniyi, Adeola Adeniyi Charles, Nie Qinghua
Abstract excerpt
Duck is the second-largest poultry species aside from chicken. The rate of egg production is a major determinant of the economic income of poultry farmers. Among the reproductive organs, the ovary is a major part of the female reproductive system which is highly important for egg production. Based on the importance of this organ, several studies have been carried out to identify candidate genes at the...
Topics
- Animals
- Chickens
- Ducks
- Female
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Quantitative Trait Loci
