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1. 

Selection for increased resistance to Salmonella carrier-state. 

Beaumont, C.

2. 

Chicken immune response genes, post-genome.

Kaiser, P.

3.

Proteomics applied to disease in poultry.

Burges, S. C.

4.

Genetics selection in turkeys and broilers and impact on health conditions.

Hafez, H. M..

5.

An integral environment for genetic evaluation: databases, variance component and genetic evaluation.

Groeneveld, E.

6.

Implementation of marker assisted selection into breeding programs.

Dekkers, J.

7.

Contribution of functional genomics to the identification of genes controlling growth, body composition and meat quality in chickens.

Duclos, M.

8.

Using the poultry genome sequence: bio-infomatics tools and prospects for poultry breeding.

Burt, D.

9.

Current trends in chicken genome manipulation: transgenesis and biotechnology of reproduction.

Trefil, P.

10.

Molecular approaches to understanding animal domestication: what we learned so far?

Bruford, M.

11.

Origin and domestication of chicken: a mitochondrial DNA perspective.

Hanotte, O.

12.

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) with parent-of-origin effects in chicken. [Abstract]

Tuiskula-Haavisto, M.; de Koning, D. J.; Honkatukia, M.; Schulman, N. F.; Maki-Tanila, A.; Vikki, J.

13.

Fatness QTL on chicken chromosome 5 and interaction with with SEK. [Abstract]

Abasht, B.; Pitel, F.; Lagarrigue, S.; Le Bihan-Duval, E.; Le Roy, P.; Demeure, O.; Simon, J.; Cogburn, L.; Aggrey, S.; Vignal, A.; Douaire, M.

14.

Two genes with epistasis may explain the difference between ascites-resistant and ascites susceptible lines. [Abstract]

Druyan, S.; Cahaner, A.

15.

Strain differences and heritability estimates of foot pad dermatitis and hock burn in broilers suggest genetic selection can improve welfare. [Abstract]

Kjaer, J. B.; Guosheng Su; Sorensen, P.; Nielsen, B. L.

16.

Genetic variability of body weight in two geese strains under long term selection. [Abstract]

Szwaczkowski, T.; Bielinska, H.; Badowski, J.; Piorowski, P.; Wezyk, S.

17.

Defining specific microsatellite alleles for markers in selection of laying hens. [Abstract]

Boruszewska, K.; Zieba, G.; Lukaszewicz, M.; Witkowski, A.; Jaszczak, K.; Horbanczuk, J.; Wardecka, B.

18.

Genetic trends of egg yolk and white weights as correlated traits in two breeds of laying hens. [Abstract]

Witkowski, A.; Zieba, G.; Lukaszewicz, M.

19.

Reducing cannibalism in individually housed laying hens using information of group-kept relatives. [Abstract]

Ellen, E. D.; Muir, W. M.; Bijma, P.

20.

The effects of genotype, sex and rearing system on growth of turkeys. [Abstract]

Herendy, V.; Suto, V.; Horn, P.

21.

Genotype-by-environment interactions on the egg-laying performance of two commercial strains of Bovan chicken (Bovan brown and Bovan Nera) in the humid tropics. [Abstract]

Duduyemi, O. A.; Saidu, O.; Akinokun, O. J.

22.

Immunological parameters and laying performance of naked neck and normally feathered genotypes of chicken under winter conditions of Egypt. [Abstract]

El-Safty, S. A.; Ali, U. M.; Fathi, M. M.

23.

Effects of artificial insemination on performance of broiler breeders. [Abstract]

Sayyazadeh, H.; Shahsavarani, H.

 24.

 Influence of the naked neck gene on heat tolerance of slow growing broilers on growth, body composition and meat quality. [Abstract]

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

25.

The effect of the naked neck (NA) and featherless (SC) genes on performance losses of broilers reared under hot temperature. [Abstract]

Ajuh, J.; Siegmund-Schultze, M.; Valle Zarate, A.; Azoulay, Y.; Druyan, S.; Cahaner, A.

26.

Croatian Autochthonous poultry breeds. [Abstract]

Janjecic, Z.; Muzic, S.; Dikic, M.

27.

Conservation of local chicken breeds in chosen European Countries. [Abstract]

Spalona, A.; Ranvig, H.; Cywa-Benko, K.; Benkova, J.; Baumgartner, J.; Zanon, A.; Sabbioni, A.; Szalay, I.; Szwaczkowski, T.

28.

Conservation of domestic poultry breeds in Georgia. [Abstract]

Nadiradze, K.; Djikia, L.; Nasuashvili, A.

29.

Poultry biodiversity in Belgium. [Abstract]

Lariviere, J. M.; Leroy, P.

30.

Practical strategy for selection and breeding of layers for sub-optimal conditions. [Abstract]

Tyller, M.; Tyllerova, H.; Hruska, M.

31.

Investigation of Hungarian indigenous chicken breeds with molecular genetic markers. [Abstract]

Bodzsar, B.; Szentes, K.; Revay, T.; Kotsis, Zs.; Hidas, A.

32.

Genetic characterization of three traditional Italian chicken breeds by microsatellitemarkers. [Abstract]

Marelli, S. P.; Strillacci, M. G.; Gualtieri, M.; Pignattelli, P.; Guidobono Cavalchini, L

33.

Genetic structure and biodiversity of 12 Chinese indigenous chicken breeds. [Abstract]

Ji, C. L.; Chen, G. H.; Wang, M. Q.; Weigend, S.