Associations of myostatin gene polymorphisms with performance and mortality traits in broiler chickens

Associations of myostatin gene polymorphisms with performance and mortality traits in broiler chickens

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Myostatin is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth. We evaluated effects of myostatin polymorphisms in three elite commercial broiler chicken lines on mortality, growth, feed conversion efficiency, ultrasound breast depth, breast percentage, eviscerated...

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Main Authors: Lamont Susan J, Dekkers Jack CM, Coutinho Luiz L, Brown Stewart R, Nones Kátia, Ye Xianghai
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Subjects:
myostatin
SNP
growth
mortality
broiler chicken
Online Access:http://www.gse-journal.org/content/39/1/73

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http://www.gse-journal.org/content/39/1/73

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