Genetic selection on abdominal fat content alters the reproductive performance of broilers

The effects of obesity on reproduction have been widely reported in humans and mice. The present study was designed to compare the reproductive performance of lean and fat chicken lines, divergently selected for abdominal fat content. The following parameters were determined and analyzed in the two...

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Main Authors: X.Y. Zhang, M.Q. Wu, S.Z. Wang, H. Zhang, Z.Q. Du, Y.M. Li, Z.P. Cao, P. Luan, L. Leng, H. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
fat
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117002658