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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
7229
World Ranking
1137
National Ranking
43

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication

    Carl-Johan Rubin;Michael C. Zody;Michael C. Zody;Jonas Eriksson;Jennifer R. S. Meadows

  • Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken

    Jonas K Eriksson;Greger Larson;Ulrika Gunnarsson;Bertrand Bed’hom

  • Empirical Evaluation of Genetic Clustering Methods Using Multilocus Genotypes From 20 Chicken Breeds

    Noah A. Rosenberg;Terry Burke;Kari Elo;Marcus W. Feldman

  • Biodiversity of 52 chicken populations assessed by microsatellite typing of DNA pools

    Jossi Hillel;Martien A.M. Groenen;Michèle Tixier-Boichard;Abraham B. Korol

  • Copy number variation in intron 1 of SOX5 causes the Pea-comb phenotype in chickens.

    Dominic Wright;Henrik Boije;Jennifer R. S. Meadows;Bertrand Bed'hom

  • Semen Cryopreservation for Ex Situ Management of Genetic Diversity in Chicken: Creation of the French Avian Cryobank

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  • Chicken domestication: From archeology to genomics

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  • Complete association between a retroviral insertion in the tyrosinase gene and the recessive white mutation in chickens

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  • Objectives, criteria and methods for using molecular genetic data in priority setting for conservation of animal genetic resources

    P.J. Boettcher;Michèle Tixier-Boichard;M.A. Toro;H. Simianer

  • The Rose-comb mutation in chickens constitutes a structural rearrangement causing both altered comb morphology and defective sperm motility.

    Freyja Imsland;Chungang Feng;Henrik Boije;Bertrand Bed'hom

  • Genetic analysis of local Vietnamese chickens provides evidence of gene flow from wild to domestic populations

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  • Cryptic patterning of avian skin confers a developmental facility for loss of neck feathering

    Chunyan Mou;Frederique Pitel;David Gourichon;Florence Vignoles

  • Using molecular markers and multivariate methods to study the genetic diversity of local European and Asian chicken breeds.

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  • Direct and correlated responses to divergent selection for residual food intake in Rhode Island Red laying hens.

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  • Conservation and value of local livestock breeds: usefulness of niche products and/or adaptation to specific environments

    E. Verrier;M. Tixier-Boichard;R. Bernigaud;M. Naves

  • Genetic relationships between feed conversion ratio, growth curve and body composition in slow-growing chickens.

    A. L. N’Dri;S. Mignon-Grasteau;N. Sellier;M. Tixier-Boichard

  • A single point-mutation within the melanophilin gene causes the lavender plumage colour dilution phenotype in the chicken

    Mohsen Vaez;Sarah A Follett;Bertrand Bed'hom;David Gourichon

  • Robustness to chronic heat stress in laying hens: a meta-analysis

    S. Mignon-Grasteau;U. Moreri;U. Moreri;A. Narcy;X. Rousseau

  • Restricted Maximum Likelihood Estimates of Genetic Parameters of Adult Male and Female Rhode Island Red Chickens Divergently Selected for Residual Feed Consumption

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  • RNA-Seq Data for Reliable SNP Detection and Genotype Calling: Interest for Coding Variant Characterization and Cis-Regulation Analysis by Allele-Specific Expression in Livestock Species

    Frédéric Jehl;Fabien Degalez;Maria Bernard;Frédéric Lecerf

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