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Genetic loci inherited from hens lacking maternal behaviour both inhibit and paradoxically promote this behaviour

BACKGROUND: A major step towards the success of chickens as a domesticated species was the separation between maternal care and reproduction. Artificial incubation replaced the natural maternal behaviour of incubation and, thus, in certain breeds, it became possible to breed chickens with persistent...

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Autores principales: Basheer, Atia, Haley, Chris S., Law, Andy, Windsor, Dawn, Morrice, David, Talbot, Richard, Wilson, Peter W., Sharp, Peter J., Dunn, Ian C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4697313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26718134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0180-y

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