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Research Note: Growth promoting potential in Mstn mutant quail dependent and independent of increased egg size.
Poultry science - 1 Jan 2023
Kim Dong-Hwan, Lee Joonbum, Choi Young Min, Lee Kichoon
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In avian species, positive relationships between egg weight (EW) and body weight (BW) have been reported. However, the correlation between the body growth rate and different weights of eggs from genetically mutated avian species was not studied yet. Myostatin (Mstn), an anti-myogenic factor, mutant quail were recently developed, and it was reported that EW produced from Mstn homozygous mutant quail (HO) was...
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