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Maternal age and maternal environment affect egg composition, yolk testosterone, offspring growth and behaviour in laying hens

Maternal effects have been reported to alter offspring phenotype in laying hens. In this study, we investigated the effects of maternal environment and maternal age on egg traits and offspring development and behaviour. For this, we ran two experiments. First (E1), commercial hybrid hens were reared...

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Autores principales: Widowski, Tina M., Cooley, Leanne, Hendriksen, Simone, Peixoto, Mariana Roedel Lopez Vieira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8814016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35115547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05491-6

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