Comparison of linear mixed models for genetic feather score analysis in laying hens kept in recurrent testing facilities
Feather pecking, related feather damage, and mortality are crucial welfare and efficiency traits in laying hens. When individuals are kept in sib groups, genetic analysis of feather scores captures the performer and receiver components of feather damage due to pecking. Genetic parameters and breedin...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Poultry Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125000707 |
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