1. No evidence that selection for egg production persistency causes loss of bone quality in laying hens
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Robert Fleming, Estefania Sanchez-Rodriguez, Nazaret Dominguez-Gasca, Dirk-Jan de Koning, Cristina Benavides, Peter W.F. Wilson, Ian C. Dunn, M. Schmutz, Björn Andersson, Alejandro B. Rodríguez-Navarro, and Heather McCormack
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Medullary cavity ,lcsh:QH426-470 ,Genetics and Breeding ,Oviposition ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Biology ,Genetic correlation ,03 medical and health sciences ,Animal science ,Quantitative Trait, Heritable ,Bone Density ,Animal and Dairy Science ,Genetics ,Animals ,Selection, Genetic ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Selection (genetic algorithm) ,030304 developmental biology ,lcsh:SF1-1100 ,Ovum ,0303 health sciences ,0402 animal and dairy science ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,Heritability ,040201 dairy & animal science ,Skeleton (computer programming) ,Breed ,lcsh:Genetics ,Trait ,Animal Science and Zoology ,lcsh:Animal culture ,Adaptation ,Chickens ,Research Article ,Selective Breeding - Abstract
ERANET grant BBSRC BB/M028291/1, Swedish Research Council Formas 2014-01840, ARN (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria) 291815, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) CA15224, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/P013759/1
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- 2021
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