Genome wide association study of body weight and feed efficiency traits in a commercial broiler chicken population, a re-visitation

Abstract Genome wide association study was conducted using a mixed linear model (MLM) approach that accounted for family structure to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and candidate genes associated with body weight (BW) and feed efficiency (FE) traits in a broiler chicken population....

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Main Authors: Wossenie Mebratie, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers, Henk Bovenhuis, Just Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37216-z