Analysis of subfertility associated with homozygosity of the rose comb allele in the male domestic fowl.

doi:10.3382/ps.0730871

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Analysis of subfertility associated with homozygosity of the rose comb allele in the male domestic fowl.

Poultry science - 1 Jun 1994

Kirby J D, Engel H N, Froman D P

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Sperm metabolism and duration of fertility were compared between roosters homozygous (RR) and heterozygous (Rr) for the rose comb allele. In the absence or presence of Ca+2, a motility agonist, the metabolic rate of spermatozoa from RR males was 76 to 77% of that of spermatozoa from Rr males. In...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Chickens
Comb and Wattles
Female
Fertility
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Male
Spermatozoa
Time Factors

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