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Broodiness

Broodiness is the action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them, often requiring the non-expression of many other behaviors including feeding and drinking. Being broody has been defined as "Being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and…

Genetic basis, Broodiness in non-avian animals & In wild birds

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Genetic basis

CochinCornishSilkieQuailsPheasants
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Broodiness in non-avian animals

DinosaursMongolianOviraptoridCitipati osmolskaeBrooding
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In wild birds

PigeonsPhalaropesEmusCassowariesPasseriformes
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Physiological basis

ProlactinHypophysisGonadotropinOvarian folliclesCastrated males
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In wild birds

In domestic poultry

Physiological basis

Genetic basis

Broodiness in non-avian animals

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Broodiness

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples44
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Broodiness

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related to Genetic basis · 10
Broodiness → Although, Breeds, Cochin, Cornish, In, Other, Silkie, Some, There, White Leghorn
related to Others · 10
Broodiness → After, Australia, Epiactis, For, In, Marsupial, Rheobatrachus, She, Some, The
related to In domestic poultry · 6
Broodiness → Broody, Keeping, Letting, Placing, They, When
related to In commercial egg-laying · 4
Broodiness → As, Because, To, With
related to Physiological basis · 2
Broodiness → However, Prolactin
is a · 1
Broodiness → action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them

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eggs broody hens also laying become breeds female incubate egg brood species brooding male chicken males animals often poultry birds

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Broodinessis aaction or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them0.90text
Passeriformes of the genus Molothrusinstance ofwith the females playing no role beyond laying the eggs.Non-broodinessA small number of atypical birds0.80text
Passeriformes of the genus Molothrusinstance ofNon-broodinessA small number of atypical birds0.80text
Cochininstance ofBreeds0.80text
Cornishinstance ofBreeds0.80text
Silkie exhibit a tendency to broodinessinstance ofBreeds0.80text
including brooding eggs from other species such as quailsinstance ofBreeds0.80text
pheasantsinstance ofBreeds0.80text
turkeysinstance ofBreeds0.80text
geeseinstance ofBreeds0.80text
the White Leghorninstance ofIn some breeds0.80text
broodiness is extremely rare.Some studies on crosses of chicken breeds point to the hypothesis of complementary genes acting on broodinessinstance ofIn some breeds0.80text

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