In the poultry industry, excessive fat deposition is considered an undesirable factor, affecting
feed efficiency, meat production cost, meat quality, and consumer's health. Efforts to reduce …

Современное птицеводство в России является одной из самых динамично
развивающихся отраслей сельского хозяйства, но благополучие отрасли почти …

Background The identification of markers and genes for growth traits may not only benefit for
marker assist selection/genomic selection but also provide important information for …

Cecal microbiota plays an essential role in chicken health. However, its contribution to fat
metabolism, particularly in abdominal fat deposition, which is a severe problem in the poultry …

There have been several genome-wide association study (GWAS) reported for carcass,
growth, and meat traits in chickens. Most of these studies have been based on single SNPs …

Rapid growth is one of the most important economic traits in broiler breeding programs.
Identifying markers and genes for growth traits may not only benefit marker-assisted …

This study investigated the effects of dietary corn-resistant starch on lipid metabolism of
broilers and its potential relationship with cecal microbiota modulation. A total of three …

Chicken is a major source of protein for the increasing human population and is useful for
research purposes. There are almost 1,600 distinct regional breeds of chicken across the …

Simple Summary Excessive abdominal fat deposition is a pressing problem for the poultry
industry as it increases the cost of meat production. Asiaticoside (Asi) is a herbal extract, and …

Meat quality traits are essential for producing high-quality broilers, but the genetic
improvement has been limited by the complexity of measurement methods and the …