Differentially expressed genes for aggressive pecking behaviour in laying hens

Bart Buitenhuis; Jakob Hedegaard; Luc Janss; Peter Sørensen

doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-544

Differentially expressed genes for aggressive pecking behaviour in laying hens

Bart Buitenhuis, Jakob Hedegaard, Luc Janss, Peter Sørensen

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Abstract

Aggressive behaviour is an important aspect in the daily lives of animals living in groups. Aggressive animals have advantages, such as better access to food or territories, and they produce more offspring than low ranking animals. The social hierarchy in chickens is measured using the 'pecking order' concept, which counts the number of aggressive pecks given and received. To date, little is known about the underlying genetics of the 'pecking order'.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544
Journal	BMC Genomics
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-10-544
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Aggression
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Brain
Chickens
Female
Gene Expression Profiling
Genomics
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Oviposition
Phenotype

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Differentially expressed genes for aggressive pecking behaviour in laying hens
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