Article
Genotype on the pigmentation regulating PMEL17 gene affects behavior in chickens raised without physical contact with conspecifics.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2011
Karlsson Anna-Carin, Mormede Pierre, Kerje Susanne, Jensen Per
Abstract excerpt
Chickens homozygous for the Dominant white or wild-type allele of PMEL17 were subjected to a broad phenotyping in order to detect consistent differences between genotypes. To exclude feather pecking, the chickens were individually housed without physical contact, from the day of hatching, and tested for social, aggressive, fear and exploratory behaviors, and corticosterone and testosterone levels were assessed....
Topics
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Chickens
- Crosses, Genetic
- Fear
- Female
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Testosterone
- gp100 Melanoma Antigen