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Genome wide association study for heat stress induced mortality in a white egg layer line.
Poultry science - 1 Jan 2019
Wolc A, Arango J, Settar P, Fulton J E, O'Sullivan N P, Dekkers J C M
Abstract excerpt
High environmental temperature is a serious stress affecting economic and biological efficiency of poultry production in tropical and subtropical countries that is expected to become more prominent with global climate change. Iowa experienced 3 acute heat waves of 11, 3, and 4 d of heat index above 38°C in the summer of 2012, which led to production losses and increased bird mortality. For the current study, the...
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