Genetic Resource Evaluation and Germplasm Innovation of Poultry
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 726
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hen breeding; genetic mechanism analysis; disease resistance breeding; feather color; healthy farming
Interests: quantitative genetics; genomics; molecular markers; egg quality; eggshell ultrastructure; biomineralization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Poultry species, such as chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, provide humans with a vital source of protein. These avian species exhibit a rich genetic and phenotypic diversity due to their large populations and high reproductive capacity. Multi-omics technologies, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and epigenetics, support the exploration of trait formation, yet there remains debate over the regulatory mechanisms of phenotypic traits.
This Special Issue focuses on the phenotypic diversity and characterization methods of poultry traits; the identification, function, and role of key candidate genes in trait regulation; the contribution of the polygene hypothesis and related models to the formation of poultry traits; and the latest advancements and discoveries in the epigenetic analysis of poultry traits. We aim to provide an overview and discussion on these topics, hoping to offer insights that will enrich and deepen our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms behind livestock phenotypic traits.
This journal particularly welcomes articles that present viewpoints and reviews, with the intention of enhancing and expanding the regulatory mechanisms of livestock phenotypic traits.
Prof. Dr. Zhonghua Ning
Prof. Dr. Dehe Wang
Dr. Long Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phenotypic characterization
- polygene hypothesis
- regulatory mechanisms
- epigenetic
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