Publications by authors named "Yuedan Lu"
Qingyuan partridge chicken is a renowned indigenous yellow broiler breed in China. Egg production traits are important economic traits for chickens. With the decreasing cost of whole genome resequencing, identifying candidate genes with more precision has become possible.
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- Qingyuan partridge chicken is a notable Chinese yellow broiler, with a focus on five traits analyzed at 105 days old: body weight (BW), comb height (CH), shank length (SL), shank girth (SG), and feather maturity (FM).
- The study aimed to estimate genetic parameters, specifically direct additive genetic correlations, using about 9600 records and different multi-trait models to enhance breeding strategies.
- Results showed varying heritability estimates for the traits, with direct heritabilities ranging from 0.14 to 0.53, and genetic correlations indicating some positive and negative associations among the traits, providing insights for selective breeding.