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Identification of Genes Related to Beak Deformity of Chickens Using Digital Gene Expression Profiling
Frequencies of up to 3% of beak deformity (normally a crossed beak) occur in some indigenous chickens in China, such as and Beijing-You. Chickens with deformed beaks have reduced feed intake, growth rate, and abnormal behaviors. Beak deformity represents an economic as well as an animal welfare prob...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4157856/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25198128 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107050 |