Our experiment is outlined in Fig. 1. SNPs are generated by partial sequencing at one-quarter coverage for each of three domestic breeds (a male broiler, a female layer and a female silkie). The ...

The domestication of animals and plants is perhaps the most important technological innovation during human history. This genetic transformation of wild species has occurred as humans have used ...

Chickens were domesticated from Asian jungle fowl around 6000 years ago. Since domestication they have acquired a number of traits that are valuable to humans, including those concerning appearance, ...

A study, undertaken by a Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) researcher along with three other scientists from reputed global institutes, has sought to throw light on the origin and domestication of ...

Feralisation occurs when a domestic population recolonizes the wild, escaping its previous restricted environment, and has been considered as the reverse of domestication. We have previously shown ...

Eggs, as reproductive structures, existed long before the emergence of modern birds, including the so-called domestic chicken. Dinosaur egg fossils show that egg-laying preceded the emergence of ...

The red junglefowl – the wild ancestor of the chicken – is losing its genetic diversity by interbreeding with domesticated birds, according to a new study led by Frank Rheindt of the National ...

Bird flu cases have been on the rise recently, with reports of outbreaks in the UK, China, mainland Europe and Israel. Outbreaks typically happen in commercial flocks, such as in large-scale poultry ...

PUTRAJAYA: The approval to export chicken will only be considered if the domestic chicken supply is not affected, said the chairman of Malaysia's special task force against inflation Annuar Musa on ...

It is a chicken specialty storeMisoshi BussanI made smoked chicken domestic chicken "Smoked SasamiSo I decided to eat it. It was made by cherry blossom chips, and it is said that there is also Monde ...