Variation in neighbouring genes of the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems affects feather pecking behaviour of laying hens

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-199

  Flisikowski, K ^a   Schwarzenbacher, H ^a   Wysocki, M ^a   Weigend, S ^b   Preisinger, R ^c   Kjaer, J B ^d   Fries, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Institute of Farm Animal Genetics   (Germany)

^c LOHMANN TIERZUCHT GMBH   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Chicken; DEAF1; DRD4; Feather pecking

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PROTEIN; DNA; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; DNA; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 62949228443     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01821.x     Document Type: Article

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