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Genetic diversity in 10 populations of domestic Turkeys by using microsatellites markers.
Poultry science - 1 Jan 2023
Canales Amado M, Camacho María E, Beltrán Antonio H, Delgado Juan V, Landi Vincenzo, Martínez Amparo M
Abstract excerpt
The domestic turkey is a native breed in danger of extinction due to the introduction of new breeds specializing in meat production and yield. Turkeys have lost some prominence in urban areas, and only certain breeds of turkeys are preserved in rural areas. Wild and domestic turkeys are different; rural or indigenous turkeys, with black plumage, were domesticated from Mexican turkeys and have been reproduced...
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- Female
- Male
- Animals
- Genetic Variation
- Turkeys
- Chickens
- Genotype