Simulation of dual-purpose chicken breeding programs implementing gene editing
Abstract Background In spite of being controversial and raising ethical concerns, the application of gene editing is more likely to be accepted when it contributes to improving animal welfare. One of the animal welfare and ethical issues in chicken breeding is chick culling, the killing of the male...
Main Authors: | Edward Y. S. Chuang, Robin Wellmann, Franck L. B. Meijboom, Jens Tetens, Jörn Bennewitz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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BMC
2024-01-01
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Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00874-3 |
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