A comparative analysis reveals the genomic diversity among 8 Muscovy duck populations.

doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkae112

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A comparative analysis reveals the genomic diversity among 8 Muscovy duck populations.

G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 8 Jul 2024

Li Te, Wang Yiming, Zhang Zhou, Ji Congliang, Zheng Nengzhu, Huang Yinhua

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The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a waterfowl indigenous to the neotropical regions of Central and South America. It has low demand for concentrated feed and strong adaptability to different rearing conditions. After introduced to China through Eurasian commercial trade, Muscovy ducks have a domestication history of around 300 years in the Fujian Province of China. In the 1990s, the commodity Muscovy duck...

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