Article
Congenital quiver, an inherited neurological defect in the chicken.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Smyth J R, Jerszyk M M, Montgomery N
Abstract excerpt
A new neurological defect in the chicken, congenital quiver (CQ), is characterized by a continuous tremor. At hatching, affected chicks show a rapid tremor, while adult expression varies from a slight quiver to pronounced shaking. Genetic analysis showed the defect to be inherited as an autosomal recessive gene (cq) with complete penetrance. Livability of CQ birds is equivalent to that of their normal sibs....
Topics
- Animals
- Bird Diseases
- Brain
- Chickens
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Male
- Mutation
- Nervous System Diseases
- Reproduction