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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024

Genetic Foundation of Male Spur Length and Its Correlation with Female Egg Production in Chickens.

Anqi Chen, Xiaoyu Zhao, Xiurong Zhao, Gang Wang, Xinye Zhang, Xufang Ren, Yalan Zhang, Xue Cheng, Xiaofan Yu, Huie Wang and 9 more

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Exploring Growth Pattern and Candidate Genes for Chicken Spur.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Anqi ChenNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xiaoyu ZhaoXingrui Agricultural Stock Breeding, Baoding 072550, China.
Xiurong ZhaoNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Gang WangNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xinye ZhangNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xufang RenNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yalan ZhangNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xue ChengNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xiaofan YuNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Huie WangXinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Menghan GuoNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xiaoyu JiangNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xiaohan MeiNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Guozhen WeiQingliu Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Aquatic Products Center, Sanming 365501, China.
Xue WangVVBK Animal Medical Diagnostic Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing 100199, China.
Runshen JiangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
Xing GuoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
Zhonghua NingNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Lujiang QuNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Funding

Beijing Innovation Team of the Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System for Poultry BAIC06-2023-G01China Agriculture Research System CARS-40Major Projects in Agricultural Biological Breeding 2023ZD0406401
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spurs, which mainly appear in roosters, are protrusions near the tarsometatarsus on both sides of the calves of chickens, and are connected to the tarsometatarsus by a bony core. As a male-biased morphological characteristic, the diameter and length of spurs vary significantly between different individuals, mainly related to genetics and age. As a specific behavior of hens, egg-laying also varies greatly between individuals in terms of traits such as age at first egg (

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chickengeneticsheritabilityPool-GWASspur

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PMID38929399
PMCPMC11200594

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