Higher heritabilities for gait components than for overall gait scores may improve mobility in ducks

BACKGROUND: Genetic progress in selection for greater body mass and meat yield in poultry has been associated with an increase in gait problems which are detrimental to productivity and welfare. The incidence of suboptimal gait in breeding flocks is controlled through the use of a visual gait score,...

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Autores principales: Duggan, Brendan M., Rae, Anne M., Clements, Dylan N., Hocking, Paul M.
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/PMC5412063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28464791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-017-0317-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28464791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-017-0317-2

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