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An analysis of the maxillary beak shape variation between 2 pure layer lines and its relationship to the underlying premaxillary bone, feather cover, and mortality

Beak shape varies considerably within and between intact-beak laying hens, and aspects of beak shape appear to be heritable. As an alternative to beak treatment (an effective method of reducing damage from severe feather pecking (SFP)), this variation could be used to genetically select hens whose b...

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Autores principales: Struthers, S., Andersson, B., Schmutz, M., Matika, O., McCormack, H.A., Wilson, P.W., Dunn, I.C., Sandilands, V., Schoenebeck, J.J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10404746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37354620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102854