Application of modern biotechnologies to develop a gene bank for Chinese chicken pure line breeds

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Grant Data
Project Title
Application of modern biotechnologies to develop a gene bank for Chinese chicken pure line breeds
Principal Investigator
Emeritus Professor Chan, Daniel Kwong On   (Principal Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
1996-04-01
Amount
8252000
Conference Title
Application of modern biotechnologies to develop a gene bank for Chinese chicken pure line breeds
Presentation Title
Keywords
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Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
AF/57/96
Grant Type
Industrial Support Fund
Funding Year
1996
Status
Completed
Objectives
To establish a modern selective breeding programme based on genome information and phenotypic expression data to conserve ""Pure Lines"" of the Chinese chicken breeds in a ""Gene Bank""; to establish and maintain a computerized ""Chinese Chicken Gene Data Bannk"" based on gene mapping information obtained by modern molecular biology techniques; to re-vitalize Hong Kong's chicken farming industry - making its products more competitive in the market, and to create a new export market of ""value-added day-old ch icks"".