Title |
Analysis of a slow-growing line reveals wide genetic variability of carcass and meat quality-related traits
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Published in |
BMC Genomic Data, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2156-13-90 |
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Authors |
Marie Chabault, Elisabeth Baéza, Vérane Gigaud, Pascal Chartrin, Hervé Chapuis, Maryse Boulay, Cécile Arnould, François D’Abbadie, Cécile Berri, Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval |
Abstract |
Slow-growing lines are widely used in France for the production of high quality free-range chickens. While such production is mainly dedicated to the whole carcass market, new prospects are opening up for the development of cuts and processed products. Whether the body composition and meat quality of slow-growing birds can be improved by selection has thus become an important issue. The genetic parameters of growth, body composition and breast meat quality traits were evaluated in relation to behaviour at slaughter in a large pedigree population including 1022 male and female slow-growing birds. |
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