Communications Biology (Jan 2021)

A chicken DNA methylation clock for the prediction of broiler health

  • Günter Raddatz,
  • Ryan J. Arsenault,
  • Bridget Aylward,
  • Rose Whelan,
  • Florian Böhl,
  • Frank Lyko

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01608-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Raddatz, Lyko and colleagues use whole-genome bisulfite sequencing data to generate a methylation clock for chicken. This clock was able to detect age acceleration in broiler chickens under experimentally induced inflammation.