The differences of gonadal hormones and uterine transcriptome during shell calcification of hens laying hard or weak-shelled eggs

Abstract Background Eggshell breaking strength is critical to reduce egg breaking rate and avoid economic loss. The process of eggshell calcification initiates with the egg entering the uterus and lasts about 18 h. It follows a temporal sequence corresponding to the initiation, growth and terminatio...

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Main Authors: Jiacai Zhang, Yanan Wang, Cong Zhang, Mingxin Xiong, Shahid Ali Rajput, Yun Liu, Desheng Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-6017-2