Improving the efficiency of feed utilization in poultry by selection. 2. Genetic parameters of excretion traits and correlations with anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract and digestive efficiency

BACKGROUND: Poultry production has been widely criticized for its negative environmental impact related to the quantity of manure produced and to its nitrogen and phosphorus content. In this study, we investigated which traits related to excretion could be used to select chickens for lower environme...

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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/PMC3201020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21846409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-12-71

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