Phenotypes including immunocompetence in scavenging local chicken ecotypes in Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 341-354

  Msoffe, P L M ^a,b   Minga, U M ^a   Olsen, J E ^b   Yongolo, M G S ^a   Juul Madsen, H R ^c   Gwakisa, P S ^a   Mtambo, M M A ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibody; Breed; Chickens; Ecotype; Immune response; Morphology; Nutrition; Physical character; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; EGG; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEROLOGY; TANZANIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POULTRY DISEASES; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEROLOGIC TESTS; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; JUGLANS; OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034943720     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010544221028     Document Type: Article

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