Genomic prediction of survival time in a population of brown laying hens showing cannibalistic behavior

BACKGROUND: Mortality due to cannibalism causes both economic and welfare problems in laying hens. To limit mortality due to cannibalism, laying hens are often beak-trimmed, which is undesirable for animal welfare reasons. Genetic selection is an alternative strategy to increase survival and is more...

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Autores principales: Alemu, Setegn W., Calus, Mario P. L., Muir, William M., Peeters, Katrijn, Vereijken, Addie, Bijma, Piter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5022246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27623765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0247-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5022246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27623765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0247-4

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