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Egg Weight Genetics

Egg Weight Genetics is a genetic construct that identifies and characterizes the heritable molecular mechanisms and quantitative trait loci specifically influencing the variation in egg mass within avian populations.

87

Publications

2.9K

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333

Authors

87

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

87

The twofold difference in adult size between the red junglefowl and White Leghorn chickens is largely explained by a limited number of QTLs

Susanne Kerje, Örjan Carlborg, L. Jacobsson et al. · Animal Genetics · 2003 · 232 citations

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Mapping of quantitative trait loci affecting quality and production traits in egg layers

Maria Tuiskula-Haavisto, Mervi Honkatukia, Johanna Vilkki et al. · Poultry Science · 2002 · 157 citations · Full text

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Estimation of genetic parameters for body weight and egg production traits in Mazandaran native chicken

Shahram Niknafs, A. Nejati‐Javaremi, Hassan Mehrabani-Yeganeh et al. · Tropical Animal Health and Production · 2012 · 103 citations

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Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Age-Dependent Egg Weights in Chickens

Zhuang Liu, Congjiao Sun, Yiyuan Yan et al. · Frontiers in Genetics · 2018 · 80 citations · Full text

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Importance of albumen during embryonic development in avian species, with emphasis on domestic chicken

E. Willems, Eddy Decuypere, J. Buyse et al. · World s Poultry Science Journal · 2014 · 76 citations

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Authors

333

  1. BB
    B.B. Bohren

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    4 publications · 128 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. NA
    N.B. ANTHONY

    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, United States

    3 publications · 83 citations

    3

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  3. SC
    S.W.P. Cloete

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    3 publications · 88 citations

    3

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  4. CS
    Congjiao Sun

    China Agricultural University, China

    3 publications · 203 citations

    3

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  5. KL
    K. L. Bunter

    University of New England, Australia

    3 publications · 88 citations

    3

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Institutions

87

  1. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    45 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. Poultry Research Institute

    Yangzhou, China

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    808 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    298 citations

  4. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    379 citations

  5. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    279 citations

  6. Anhui Agricultural University

    Hefei, China

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    308 citations

  7. Sichuan Agricultural University

    Ya'an, China

    3 h-index

    16 publications

    258 citations

  8. University of Tehran

    Tehran, Iran

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    434 citations

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Venues

  1. Poultry Science

    26 publications · 896 citations

    18

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  2. British Poultry Science

    7 publications · 168 citations

    7

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  3. Animal Genetics

    4 publications · 337 citations

    4

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  4. Genetics Selection Evolution

    GSE · 3 publications · 74 citations

    3

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  5. PLoS ONE

    3 publications · 88 citations

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