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Fábio Pértille1, Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira1, Ricardo Zanella2

  • 1University of São Paulo (USP)/Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Scientific Reports
|February 10, 2017
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This study used CornellGBS and Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) to identify genomic regions linked to chicken performance traits. Key single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were associated with feed conversion and body weight, aiding poultry breeding programs.

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