Meta-analyses of genome wide association studies in lines of laying hens divergently selected for feather pecking using imputed sequence level genotypes
Abstract Background Feather pecking (FP) is damaging behavior in laying hens leading to global economic losses in the layer industry and massive impairments of animal welfare. The objective of the study was to discover genetic variants and affected genes that lead to FP behavior. To achieve that we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMC Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-020-00920-9 |