Effects of Observed Incubation Behavior on Egg Production in Laying Hens of a Commercial Chicken Breed and Detection of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with the Incubation Behavior

Effects of Observed Incubation Behavior on Egg Production in Laying Hens of a Commercial Chicken Breed and Detection of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with the Incubation Behavior

Upon contact with laid eggs, avians initiate incubation behavior and stop laying additional eggs. This phenomenon suggests that the productivity of laying hens in free-range facilities may decrease because of frequent contact with laid eggs. Here, we examined whether hens of a commercial breed exh...

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Main Authors: Yuichiro Yonetani, Atsushi J. Nagano, Hideki Ueno, Tomoko Amano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2022-04-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
commercial breed laying hens
egg production
incubating behavior
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/59/2/59_0210037/_pdf/-char/en

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