Improving animal well-being through genetic selection
1998
Muir, Wm | Craig, J.V.
This paper reviews the possibilities of adapting laying hens to cages by means of genetic selection. By selecting separately for rate of lay and longevity using a kin selection method, a strain of laying hen has been developed that shows much less feather pecking and cannibalism than a control strain, and with no decrease in productivity. This experimental strain enjoys a higher level of welfare in cages because it does not require beak trimming.
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书目信息
出版者
Entomological Society of America.
其它主题
Physiological; Genetic; Female; Social dominance; Group selection; Beak trimming; Stress response
语言
英语
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-28
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