Xiping Yan, Jiwei Hu, Jingjing Qi, Qian Tang, Junpeng Li, Lili Bai, Bincheng Tang, Qingyuan Ouyang, Tianhao Wu, Hua He, Liang Li, Hengyong Xu, Jiweng Wang, Xingfa Han, Xianyin Zeng, Hehe Liu
Egg weight is an important indicator of egg phenotypic traits, which directly affects the economic benefits of the poultry industry. In the present research, laying ducks were classified into high egg weight (HEW) and light egg weight (LEW) groups. To reveal the underlying mechanism that may be responsible for the egg weight difference, the integrated analysis of transcriptomes and serum metabolomics was performed between the two groups. The results showed extremely significant differences (P < 0.01) in the total egg weight at 300 d, and average egg weight between the HEW and LEW groups...
November 14, 2022: Poultry Science