Effect of the slow (<it>K</it>) or rapid (<it>k</it><sup>+</sup>) feathering gene on body and feather growth and fatness according to ambient temperature in a Leghorn × brown egg type cross

Effect of the slow (<it>K</it>) or rapid (<it>k</it><sup>+</sup>) feathering gene on body and feather growth and fatness according to ambient temperature in a Leghorn × brown egg type cross

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Chicks of both sexes issued from the cross of heterozygous <it>K</it>/<it>k</it><sup>+ </sup>cocks for the slow-feathering sex linked <it>K </it>allele with <it>k</it><sup>+ </sup>(rapid feat...

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Main Authors: Bordas André, Mérat Philippe, Fotsa Jean-Claude
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2001-11-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Subjects:
slow-feathering alleles
rapid-feathering alleles
growth rate
feed consumption
feather growth
abdominal fat deposition
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/33/6/659

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