| Literature DB >> 26976904 |
K E Collins1, H L Marks2, S E Aggrey2, M P Lacy2, J L Wilson2.
Abstract
The University of Georgia maintains two meat-type chicken control strains: the Athens Random Bred (ARB) and the Athens Canadian Random Bred (ACRB). The Athens Random Bred was developed from colored plumage commercial meat chicken strains in 1956. The ACRB is a replicate population of the Ottawa Meat Control strain which was developed in 1955 from white plumage commercial meat-type chickens. These genetic lines have been extremely valuable research resources and have been used extensively to provide comparative context to modern meat-type strains. The ACRB may be the oldest pedigreed control commercial meat-type chicken still in existence today. This paper reviews the history of the breed backgrounds for both control populations and reviews research utilizing the ACRB.Entities:
Keywords: Athens Canadian Random Bred; Athens Random Bred; control; meat-type chicken
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26976904 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew085
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Poult Sci ISSN: 0032-5791 Impact factor: 3.352