Phenotype characterization of crossed beaks in Beijing-You chickens based on morphological observation

The prevalence of crossed beaks ranging from 0.2 to 7.4% was documented in at least 12 chicken strains. Previous studies focused largely on candidate molecules, whereas the morphological observation was missing. This study reported a detailed phenotype and prevalence of crossed beaks based on morpho...

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Main Authors: Lei Shi, Yunlei Li, Hao Bai, Dongli Li, Panlin Wang, Linlin Jiang, Jing Fan, Pingzhuang Ge, Aixin Ni, Yuanmei Wang, Shixiong Bian, Yunhe Zong, Adamu Mani Isa, Hailai Hagos Tesfay, Hui Ma, Yanzhang Gong, Yanyan Sun, Jilan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120305290