Origin and evolutionary history of domestic chickens inferred from a large population study of Thai red junglefowl and indigenous chickens
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81589-7
Abstract: In this study, we aimed to elucidate the origin of domestic chickens and their evolutionary history over the course of their domestication. We conducted a large-scale genetic study using mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences and 28… read more here.
Keywords: junglefowl; study; indigenous chickens; red junglefowl ... See more keywords
Village-Indigenous Chicken Bacterial Carriage after the Heavy Rains of 2018, Kenya: Indicator on Environmental Contamination with Pathogenic/Zoonotic Bacteria
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/5437171
Abstract: Food borne diseases are one of the major human disease conditions worldwide. Most of them are of bacterial origin and chickens are a major source of such bacteria; they are consumed at high rate worldwide… read more here.
Keywords: village indigenous; contamination; zoonotic bacteria; heavy rains ... See more keywords
Genetic evidence from mitochondrial DNA corroborates the origin of Tibetan chickens
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172945
Abstract: Chicken is the most common poultry species and is important to human societies. Tibetan chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a breed endemic to China that is distributed mainly on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, its origin… read more here.
Keywords: genetic evidence; indigenous chickens; tibetan chickens; mitochondrial dna ... See more keywords
The Effect of Breed and Age on the Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Metabolic Profile in Breast Muscle of Chinese Indigenous Chickens
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DOI: 10.3390/foods11030483
Abstract: Indigenous chickens possess desirable characteristics and account for considerable proportions of the total chicken production in China. The current study examined the growth performance, carcass characteristics and muscle metabolites among a crossbred broiler and two… read more here.
Keywords: performance carcass; indigenous chickens; growth performance;
Evaluation of the genetic diversity of six Chinese indigenous chickens
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DOI: 10.5713/ajas.19.0606
Abstract: Objective The extensive breeding of commercial chickens has led to a sharp decrease in the resources of many indigenous chickens, especially the indigenous chickens in the southeastern coastal region, which are on the verge of… read more here.
Keywords: genetic diversity; commercial breeds; indigenous chickens; six indigenous ... See more keywords