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Genetics of rearing success in four pure laying hen lines during the first 17 weeks of age

This study aimed to investigate the genetics of rearing success (RS) in laying hens. Four rearing traits: clutch size (CS), first week mortality (FWM), rearing abnormalities (RA), and natural death (ND), were included as factors determining RS. Pedigree, genotypic, and phenotypic records of 4 purebr...

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Autores principales: Bouba, I., van den Brand, H., Kemp, B., Rodenburg, T. Bas, Visser, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10023977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36913755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102576