Analysis of the brain transcriptome in lines of laying hens divergently selected for feather pecking

Analysis of the brain transcriptome in lines of laying hens divergently selected for feather pecking

Abstract Background Feather pecking (FP) in laying hens reduces animal welfare and leads to economic losses for the layer industry. FP is considered a heritable condition that is influenced by dysregulation of neurotransmitter homeostasis, the gut microbiome, and the immune system. To identify genes...

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Main Authors: Clemens Falker-Gieske, Andrea Mott, Siegfried Preuß, Sören Franzenburg, Werner Bessei, Jörn Bennewitz, Jens Tetens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Feather pecking
Circadian clock
Brain transcriptome
Chicken
RNA-sequencing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-07002-1

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