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Genetic basis of leg health and its relationship with body weight in purebred turkey lines

The aims of this study were to estimate the genetic parameters for leg and foot health and mobility in purebred turkey lines and their genetic correlations with BW. Traits were gait score (GS) as an overall measure of leg health, footpad dermatitis (FPD), and 2 skeletal leg health traits, namely, va...

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Autores principales: Kapell, D. N. R. G., Hocking, P. M., Glover, P. K., Kremer, V. D., Avendaño, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Poultry Science Association, Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28339774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pew479