Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers are used to study population structure and
conservation genetics, which permits assessing similarities regarding the linkage …

Locomotor problems are among one of the main concerns in the current poultry industry,
causing major economic losses and affecting animal welfare. The most common bone …

Simple Summary Calcium and phosphorus are essential minerals required for animal health,
especially in laying hens since they are important components in bone and eggshell …

White striping (WS) is a myopathy characterized by the appearance of white stripes parallel
to the muscle fibers in the breast of broiler chickens, composed of adipose and connective …

Chicken feed efficiency (FE) traits are the most important economic traits in broiler production.
Several studies evaluating genetic factors affecting food consumption in chickens are …

Background Copy number variations (CNVs) are a major type of structural genomic variants
that underlie genetic architecture and phenotypic variation of complex traits, not only in …

Background Excess fat content in chickens has a negative impact on poultry production. The
discovery of QTL associated with fat deposition in the carcass allows the identification of …

Background Natural and artificial selection leads to changes in certain regions of the genome
resulting in selection signatures that can reveal genes associated with the selected traits. …

O estudo das seqüências expressas é um passo fundamental para se conhecer e compreender
a arquitetura genética que controla as características quantitativas. Dessa forma, nesse …

Neste estudo investigou-se a associação entre polimorfismos no gene da Leptina e
características quantitativas em suínos produzidos pelo cruzamento divergente entre machos da …