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Turkey Breeding

Turkey Breeding is a specialized branch of poultry science that involves the selective improvement and reproductive management of domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) to enhance genetic traits related to growth efficiency, meat quality, reproductive performance, and disease resistance within controlled production systems.

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18.9K

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1.4K

Authors

297

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2017–2026

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690

The Wild Turkey: Biology and Management

D. Clay Sisson, James G. Dickson · Journal of Wildlife Management · 1993 · 263 citations · Full text

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Kin selection and cooperative courtship in wild turkeys

Alan H. Krakauer · Nature · 2005 · 212 citations

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Ancient mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals complexity of indigenous North American turkey domestication

Camilla Speller, Brian M. Kemp, Scott D. Wyatt et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 195 citations · Full text

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Jejunal glucose uptake and oxygen consumption in turkey poults selected for rapid growth

YK Fan, J. Croom, VL Christensen et al. · Poultry Science · 1997 · 166 citations · Full text

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Effect of Nest-Deprivation on Serum Prolactin Level in Nesting Female Turkeys1

Mohamed E. El Halawani, W.H. Burke, Patricia Dennison · Biology of Reproduction · 1980 · 158 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.4K

  1. KN
    K.E. Nestor

    The Ohio State University, United States

    56 publications · 1.9K citations

    24

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  2. VC
    V.L. Christensen

    North Carolina State University, United States

    29 publications · 719 citations

    15

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  3. AL
    A.T. LEIGHTON

    Virginia Tech, United States

    20 publications · 404 citations

    15

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  4. WL
    Wayne L. Bacon

    The Ohio State University, United States

    15 publications · 363 citations

    13

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  5. TS
    T.D. SIOPES

    North Carolina State University, United States

    16 publications · 296 citations

    13

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Institutions

297

  1. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    25 h-index

    166 publications

    4.6K citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    21 h-index

    103 publications

    3.2K citations

  3. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    21 h-index

    131 publications

    4.5K citations

  4. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    18 h-index

    88 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    16 h-index

    80 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    16 h-index

    66 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Ohio Department of Agriculture

    Reynoldsburg, United States

    16 h-index

    46 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    14 h-index

    40 publications

    2.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Poultry Science

    341 publications · 8.3K citations

    38

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  2. Journal of Wildlife Management

    49 publications · 1.8K citations

    24

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  3. British Poultry Science

    30 publications · 799 citations

    18

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  4. Avian Diseases

    19 publications · 674 citations

    15

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  5. Ornithological Applications

    10 publications · 513 citations

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