Divergent selection on feather pecking behavior in laying hens has caused differences between lines in egg production, egg quality, and feed efficiency

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-197

  Su, Guosheng ^a   Kjaer, J B ^a,b   Sorensen P ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Egg production; Egg quality; Feather pecking; Feed efficiency; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EATING; EGG LAYING; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; EATING; FEATHERS; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 33645751078     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.2.191     Document Type: Article

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