Correlations between fearfulness and social behaviours in an F7 intercross of red junglefowl and White Leghorn layers

The aim of this thesis was to study chickens of an F7 intercross between red junglefowl and White Leghorn layers in five behavioural tests to see if there were any correlations between traits in the intercross. 80 animals were used (40 males, 40 females); they were tested in a tonic immobility test,...

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Main Author: Karlsson, Johanna
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi 2009
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-18922