The purpose of this study was to assess the genetic variation and establish the relationship amongst breeds and strains using 15 chicken specific microsatellite markers. A total of 285 unrelated DNA samples from four Korean native chicken strains (Black strain of Korean native chicken; KL, Red Brown strain of Korean native chicken; KR, Ogol strain of Korean native chicken; KS and Yellow Brown s...

The Hinai-dori is a native breed of chicken from the Akita Prefecture in Japan. A cross between the Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red breeds has been commercialized as the Hinai-jidori chicken, one of the most popular brands of chicken in Japan. Here, a method of discriminating between the Hinai-jidori and other chickens is described. Individuals (555) of the Hinai-dori breed were analyzed by usi...

The present study aimed to estimate juvenile body measurements in indigenous Uttara (U) chicken and comparisons of their estimates with Rhode Island Red (RIR), Kadaknath (K) Australorp (A) breed chickens using 400 day-old chicks. parameters were estimated for weight was recorded on an electronic balance the morning before feeding 0 20 week at 2 weeks intervals. growth rate is higher than that b...

Materials and Methods About 85% of chicken stock of India belongs to small sector which provides 50%of total egg production [1-3].Familychicken through the InternationalNetwork on Family Poultry Development (INFPD) was also committed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as a Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) in the developing countries including India where backyard chicken p...

Jianfeng Du, Ling Zhang, Zhengke Wang, Naohiro Yano, Yu Tina Zhao, Lei Wei, Patrycja Dubielecka-Szczerba, Paul Y. Liu, Shougang Zhuang, Gangjian Qin, and Ting C. Zhao Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University Medical School, Boston University, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Dermatology, Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University Medical School, Bosto...

Zilong Xie, W. Todd Maddox, John E. McGeary, and Bharath Chandrasekaran Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas; Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas; Division of Behavioral Genetics, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island; Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; and Psychologist, Provi...

a Department of Neuroscience, Brown Medical School and The Brain Science Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (USA) b Division of Engineering, Brown Medical School and The Brain Science Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (USA) c Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Brown Medical School and The Brain Science Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode...