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September 10, 2025Indian Journal of Animal Research

Identification of Genes Related to Growth (Growth Hormones and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I) for Crossbred of Produced from Commercial Broilers Breeder and Local Breeds

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GRGamal RayanHRH. A. Rezk

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Observational analysis found correlations between growth hormone and body weight in crossbred chickens, indicating potential for genetic improvement.

Key Points

  • A substantial correlation exists between the growth hormone gene and body weight at nine weeks in chickens.
  • Noteworthy correlations were found between body weight and polymorphisms of the insulin-like growth factor I gene.
  • The study utilized restriction fragment length polymorphism and polymerase chain reaction techniques for analysis.
  • These findings suggest GH and IGF-I may serve as candidate genes for enhancing growth traits in chicken breeding.

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Rayan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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