Genetic variation and potential for genetic improvement of cuticle deposition on chicken eggs.

Ian C DunnJohn A WoolliamsPeter W WilsonWiebke IckenDavid CaveroAnita C JonesFiona Quinlan-PluckGareth O S WilliamsVictor OloriMaureen M Bain

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2019)

These results provide additional evidence for the need to incorporate cuticle deposition into breeding programs of egg- and meat-type birds in order to reduce vertical and horizontal transmission of potentially pathogenic organisms and to help improve biosecurity in poultry.

Keyphrases

public health
genome wide
gram negative
human health
gene expression
dna methylation
multidrug resistant