In recent years, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) emerged as an excellent candidate in
the field of optical, electrical, food packaging and particularly in biomedical research …

Eggs and egg products form an integral part of the food chain. As such, research into egg
structure, function, and production has made an important contribution to the field of poultry …

Chicken is a major source of protein for the increasing human population and is useful for
research purposes. There are almost 1,600 distinct regional breeds of chicken across the …

Rumpless chickens exhibit an abnormality in their tail development. The genetics and
biology of this trait has been studied for decades to illustrate a broad variation in both the …

Background Silkie is a traditional Chinese chicken breed characterized by its unique
combination of specialized morphological traits. While previous studies have focused on the …

Background The eight phenotypically distinguishable indigenous chicken breeds in Guizhou
province of China are great resources for high-quality development of the poultry industry in …

Many different chicken breeds are found around the world, their features vary among them,
and they are valuable resources. Currently, there is a huge lack of knowledge of the genetic …

The myostatin (MSTN) gene is considered a potential genetic marker to improve
economically important traits in livestock, since the discovery of its function using the MSTN …

Background Effective conservation and utilization of farm animals are fundamental for
realizing sustainable increases in food production. In situ and ex situ conservation are the …

Background Body weight and size are important economic traits in chickens. While many
growth-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes have been identified …