A genome-wide association study in a large F2-cross of laying hens reveals novel genomic regions associated with feather pecking and aggressive pecking behavior

BACKGROUND: Feather pecking and aggressive pecking in laying hens are serious economic and welfare issues. In spite of extensive research on feather pecking during the last decades, the motivation for this behavior is still not clear. A small to moderate heritability has frequently been reported for...

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Autores principales: Lutz, Vanessa, Stratz, Patrick, Preuß, Siegfried, Tetens, Jens, Grashorn, Michael A., Bessei, Werner, Bennewitz, Jörn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5291977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-017-0287-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5291977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-017-0287-4

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