Fine-mapping of coccidia-resistant quantitative trait loci in chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2028-2030

  Kim, E S ^a   Hong, Y H ^b   Min, W ^c   Lillehoj, H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chicken; Coccidiosis; Disease resistance; Fine mapping; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

AVES; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33750070618     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.11.2028     Document Type: Article

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