Browsing JKUAT Annual Scientific Conference by Subject "poultry"

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COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR SIGNATURES OF SELECTION AT PRODUCTION GENES FOR EGG AND MEAT IN LIVESTOCK AND WILD RELATIVES

Wainaina, E.; Lichoti, J.; Kariuki, D.; Sigei, C.; Maina, S.; Makanda, M.; Oyier, P.; Ndiema, .E; Ommeh, S. (JKUAT, 2017-04-21)

In Kenya, indigenous chicken form the majority of poultry. Their egg and meat production is low compared to commercial chicken. However there is variation among the indigenous chicken caused by evolutionary forces such as ...
GENETIC BACKGROUND AND HSP70 GENE POLYMORPHISMS FOR HEAT TOLERANCE IN INDIGENOUS CHICKENS OF KENYA

Moraa, G. K.; Oyier, P. A.; Makanda, M.; Maina, S. G; Ndiema, E. K.; Alakonya, A. E; Ngeiywa, K. J.; Lichoti, J.; Ommeh, S. C. (JKUAT, 2017-04-27)

It is postulated that chickens were first domesticated in Asia around 8000 years ago and spread to the rest of the world. This study investigated the origins, phenotypes as well as polymorphisms at a candidate gene implicated ...

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