Improving the efficiency of feed utilization in poultry by selection. 1. Genetic parameters of anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract and digestive efficiency

BACKGROUND: Feed costs represent about 70% of the costs of raising broilers. The main way to decrease these costs is to improve feed efficiency by modification of diet formulation, but one other possibility would be to use genetic selection. Understanding the genetic architecture of the gastro-intes...

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Autores principales: de Verdal, Hugues, Narcy, Agnès, Bastianelli, Denis, Chapuis, Hervé, Même, Nathalie, Urvoix, Séverine, Le Bihan-Duval, Elisabeth, Mignon-Grasteau, Sandrine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21733156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-12-59

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