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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
29
Citations
3128
World Ranking
2584
National Ranking
68

Best Publications

  • An EAV-HP Insertion in 5′ Flanking Region of SLCO1B3 Causes Blue Eggshell in the Chicken

    Zhepeng Wang;Lujiang Qu;Junfeng Yao;Xiaolin Yang

  • A genome-wide SNP scan reveals novel loci for egg production and quality traits in white leghorn and brown-egg dwarf layers.

    Wenbo Liu;Dongfeng Li;Jianfeng Liu;Sirui Chen

  • Whole-genome resequencing reveals signatures of selection and timing of duck domestication

    Zebin Zhang;Yaxiong Jia;Pedro Almeida;Judith E. Mank;Judith E. Mank

  • Effect of myofiber characteristics and thickness of perimysium and endomysium on meat tenderness of chickens

    J. Y. An;J. X. Zheng;J. Y. Li;D. Zeng

  • Genome-wide association studies for feed intake and efficiency in two laying periods of chickens.

    Jingwei Yuan;Kehua Wang;Guoqiang Yi;Meng Ma

  • Evaluation of genetic diversity in Chinese indigenous chicken breeds using microsatellite markers.

    Lujiang Qu;Xianyao Li;Guifang Xu;Kuanwei Chen

  • Laying performance and egg quality of blue-shelled layers as affected by different housing systems

    X. L. Wang;J. X. Zheng;Z. H. Ning;L. J. Qu

  • A systematic analysis of miRNA transcriptome in Marek's disease virus-induced lymphoma reveals novel and differentially expressed miRNAs.

    Ling Lian;Lujiang Qu;Yanmei Chen;Susan J. Lamont

  • Identification of Promising Mutants Associated with Egg Production Traits Revealed by Genome-Wide Association Study

    Jingwei Yuan;Congjiao Sun;Taocun Dou;Guoqiang Yi

  • Skewed allele frequencies of an Mx gene mutation with potential resistance to avian influenza virus in different chicken populations

    X. Y. Li;L. J. Qu;J. F. Yao;N. Yang

  • Genome-wide association study dissects genetic architecture underlying longitudinal egg weights in chickens

    Guoqiang Yi;Manman Shen;Jingwei Yuan;Congjiao Sun

  • Genome-Wide Population Genetic Analysis of Commercial, Indigenous, Game, and Wild Chickens Using 600K SNP Microarray Data.

    Jinxin Zhang;Changsheng Nie;Xinghua Li;Zhonghua Ning

  • Identification of candidate genomic regions for chicken egg number traits based on genome-wide association study.

    Xiurong Zhao;Changsheng Nie;Jinxin Zhang;Xinghua Li

  • Genetic parameters of feed efficiency traits in laying period of chickens

    Jingwei Yuan;Taocun Dou;Meng Ma;Guoqiang Yi

  • Transcriptome responses to heat stress in hypothalamus of a meat-type chicken

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  • Promising Loci and Genes for Yolk and Ovary Weight in Chickens Revealed by a Genome-Wide Association Study

    Congjiao Sun;Jian Lu;Guoqiang Yi;Jingwei Yuan

  • In-Depth Duodenal Transcriptome Survey in Chickens with Divergent Feed Efficiency Using RNA-Seq.

    Guoqiang Yi;Jingwei Yuan;Huijuan Bi;Wei Yan

  • Yeast Culture Improves Egg Quality and Reproductive Performance of Aged Breeder Layers by Regulating Gut Microbes.

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  • Genome-Wide Characterization of Insertion and Deletion Variation in Chicken Using Next Generation Sequencing

    Yiyuan Yan;Guoqiang Yi;Congjiao Sun;Lujiang Qu

  • Genetic structure of Eurasian and North American mallard ducks based on mtDNA data.

    Z.-C. Hou;F.-X. Yang;L.-J. Qu;J.-X. Zheng

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