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Artificial selection for improved energy efficiency is reaching its limits in broiler chickens

Modern broiler chickens are a major animal husbandry success story, both in terms of efficient resource utilisation and environmental sustainability. However, continuing artificial selection for both efficiency and rapid growth will be subject to both biological limits and animal welfare concerns. U...

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Autores principales: Tallentire, C. W., Leinonen, I., Kyriazakis, I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5773546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29348409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19231-2