Landmark Study Finds Industrial Chicken Breeds Seriously Lack Genetic Diversity

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 17:49 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Commercial chicken breeds used to produce meat and eggs around the world have lost at least half of the genetic diversity once present among their ancestors, according to a study conducted by an international team of researchers that includes a UC Davis animal scientist.

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