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Whole-genome resequencing data of the Ixworth chicken breed.
BMC research notes - 4 May 2026
Bertram Hendrik, Jawad Muhammad, Michanski Susann, Tiemann Inga, Schmitt Armin O, Gültas Mehmet
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OBJECTIVES: The Ixworth chicken is a British dual-purpose breed and mostly maintained by small-scale farmers. Due to legislation regarding the ban on male chick culling in European countries, such as in Germany, renewed interest has arisen in rearing dual-purpose chickens that provide both meat and eggs from the same genetic line. This dataset was generated within the scope of projects aiming to evaluate the...
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