Rfp-Y Region Polymorphism and Marek's Disease Resistance in Multitrait Immunocompetence-Selected Chicken Lines

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 538-541

  Lakshmanan, N ^a   Lamont, S J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Marek's disease; Multitrait immunocompetence; Rfp Y; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COHORT STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MAREK DISEASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032040452     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.4.538     Document Type: Article

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