Undoubtedly livestock is one of the major contributors to the economy of any country. The
economic value of livestock includes meat, dairy products, fiber, fertilizer etc. Understanding …

Genetic selection for an increased growth rate in meat-type chickens has been
accompanied by excessive fat accumulation particularly in abdominal cavity. These …

Background Backfat thickness is an important carcass composition trait for pork production
and is commonly included in swine breeding programmes. In this paper, we report the …

Background Intramuscular fat (IMF) is one of the most important factors positively associated
with meat quality. Triglycerides (TGs), as the main component of IMF, play an essential role …

Background China has the richest local chicken breeding resources in the world and is the
world's second largest producer of meat-type chickens. Development of a moderate-density …

Following on from the First Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes [Schmid et al.,
2000] and the Second Report in 2005 [Schmid et al., 2005], we are pleased to publish this …

This study was designed to perform an association analysis and identify SNP markers
associated with production traits of Japanese quail using restriction-site-associated DNA …

Excessive fat accretion is a crucial problem during broiler production. Abdominal fat weight
(AbFW) and abdominal fat percentage (AbFP) are major phenotypic indices of fat traits. The …

Abstract Background Yellow-feathered chickens (YFCs) have a long history in China. They
are well-known for the nutritional and commercial importance attributable to their yellow …

Simple Summary Recently, the consumption of high-quality meat has increased. Meat flavor
is the factor that most significantly contributes to meat quality, making meat flavor an …