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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleExogenous Progesterone for Offspring Sex Ratio Manipulation in Arabic Chickens (Gallus turcicus) Leading to Increasing Female Chicks ProportionIswati, Muhammad Halim Natsir, Gatot Ciptadi, Trinil SusilawatiFemale birds of egg-laying hens are more valuable than males, because males bird have no commercial value. The opportunity to manipulate offspring sex ratio in poultry has been observed in female birds; hence, female birds have heterogametic ZW chromosomes. High progesterone concentration 2-5 h before ovulation is thought to affect the segregation of female sex chromosomes as the basis for … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 17 Feb 2021 · 7,500 accessesView PDF Cite

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