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Differences in gut microbiota composition of laying hen lines divergently selected on feather pecking

Feather pecking (FP), a damaging behavior where laying hens peck and pull at feathers of conspecifics, is multifactorial and has been linked to numerous behavioral and physiological characteristics. The gut microbiota has been shown to influence host behavior and physiology in many species, and coul...

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Autores principales: van der Eijk, Jerine A J, de Vries, Hugo, Kjaer, Joergen B, Naguib, Marc, Kemp, Bas, Smidt, Hauke, Rodenburg, T Bas, Lammers, Aart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Poultry Science Association, Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6869756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31226709
http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez336