Exploration of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis to Improve Animal Welfare by Means of Genetic Selection: Lessons from the South African Merino

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Breeding sheep that are robust and easily managed may be beneficial for both animal welfare and production. Sheep that are more readily able to adapt to stressful situations and a wide variety of environmental conditions are likely to have more resources available for a higher expres...

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Autores principales: Hough, Denise, Swart, Pieter, Cloete, Schalk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26487412
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani3020442

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26487412
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani3020442

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