Plumage condition in laying hens: genetic parameters for direct and indirect effects in two purebred layer lines

BACKGROUND: Feather pecking is a major welfare issue in laying hen industry that leads to mortality. Due to a ban on conventional cages in the EU and on beak trimming in some countries of the EU, feather pecking will become an even bigger problem. Its severity depends both on the victim receiving pe...

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Autores principales: Brinker, Tessa, Bijma, Piter, Visscher, Jeroen, Rodenburg, T Bas, Ellen, Esther D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885199
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-46-33

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885199
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-46-33

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