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Transcriptional analysis of liver from chickens with fast (meat bird), moderate (F1 layer x meat bird cross) and low (layer bird) growth potential

BACKGROUND: Divergent selection for meat and egg production in poultry has resulted in strains of birds differing widely in traits related to these products. Modern strains of meat birds can reach live weights of 2 kg in 35 d, while layer strains are now capable of producing more than 300 eggs per a...

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Autores principales: Willson, Nicky-Lee, Forder, Rebecca E. A., Tearle, Rick, Williams, John L., Hughes, Robert J., Nattrass, Greg S., Hynd, Philip I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29716547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4723-9