Global Patent Index - EP 0866653 A1

EP 0866653 A1 19980930 - METHOD OF DETERMINING GENDER IN POULTRY

Title (en)

METHOD OF DETERMINING GENDER IN POULTRY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BESRIMMUNG DES GESCHLECHTS BEI GEFLÜGEL

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DETERMINATION DU SEXE DES VOLAILLES

Publication

EP 0866653 A1 19980930 (EN)

Application

EP 96941433 A 19961125

Priority

  • GB 9604089 A 19960227
  • US 9618713 W 19961125
  • US 779595 P 19951130

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9719588A1] The present invention relates to a method of rapidly determining the gender of fowl. The present invention further relates to a new breed of turkey wherein the down is colored in a gender specific manner and wherein the color fades to white by the time the turkey reaches adulthood. The invention also provides isolated DNA encoding Gender-specific Fading Down proteins.

IPC 1-7

A01K 67/02; C07H 21/04; B07C 5/342

IPC 8 full level

A01K 45/00 (2006.01); A01K 67/027 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01K 45/00 (2013.01); A01K 67/027 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9719588 A1 19970605; CA 2239050 A1 19970605; EP 0866653 A1 19980930; EP 0866653 A4 20021120

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9618713 W 19961125; CA 2239050 A 19961125; EP 96941433 A 19961125