RNA sequencing identifies key genes involved in intramuscular fat deposition in chickens at different developmental stages.

"Declarations Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participate. This study was conducted in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals published by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Beijing, China). The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Institute of Animal Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Beijing, China) (Protocol No. IAS2019-21). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. This study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments). Consent for publicationNot applicable. Author details1College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.2State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.3Guangxi Jingling Agriculture and animal Husbandry Group Co., LTD,Nanning 530049,China. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding The research was supported by Nanning Major Science and Technology Project in 2022 (20222025)(Guangxi, China),Modern Agricultural Industrial Technology System Guangxi Broiler Innovation Team Construction Special Fund (nycytxgxcxtd-04-20-4), China National Broiler Industry Technology System Construction Special Fund (CARS-41-Z16)."