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Maternal age and maternal environment affect stress reactivity and measures of social behaviour in laying hens

Maternal effects can shape the phenotypes of offspring, but the extent to which a layer breeder’s experience can affect commercial laying hens remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the effects of maternal age and maternal environment on laying hens’ behaviour and stress response. In our first exp...

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Autores principales: Peixoto, Mariana R. L. V., Cooley, Leanne, Widowski, Tina M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8410862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34471152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96323-6