title: [Studies of the correlations between DNA fingerprints and meat production traits in chickens].
abstract: This study revealed correlations between DNA fingerprints (DFPs) and slaughter traits of SR92A male x Xiaoshan female hybrids with EAV (endogenous avian retroviral element) as the probe. In the DFP patterns, the band J with molecular weight of about 4 kilobasepairs correlated significantly with alive weight, dressing weight, semi-eviscerated weight, talon weight, breast muscle weight, head weight and thigh weight. The mean alive weight, dressing weight, semi-eviscerated weight and breast muscle weight are 280 g (28.57%), 225 g (28.87%), 216 g (28.76%) and 16.71 g (54.00%) higher respectively in individuals without band J than in those with band J. With the following formula: delta W = (XJ(-) - XJ+) x N x FJ+, it was estimated that an addition of 165.2 kilograms of alive weight can be achieved in a hybrid population with size of 1,000 chickens established by selecting parents without band J.
authors.affiliation: Animal Science and Veterinary Medicien College Yangzhou University, Yangzhou.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat