Genetic parameters for antibody response of chickens to sheep red blood cells based on a selection experiment

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 309-315

  Bovenhuis, H ^a   Bralten, H ^a   Nieuwland, M G B ^a   Parmentier, H K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibody titer; Chicken; Heritability; Selection experiment; Sheep red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INBREEDING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PROBABILITY; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHICKENS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; INBREEDING; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP;

EID: 0036512467     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.3.309     Document Type: Article

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