Estimations of repeatability and heritability of egg albumen antimicrobial activity and of lysozyme and ovotransferrin concentrations

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 559-566

  Sellier, N ^a   Vidal, M L ^a   Baron, F ^b   Michel, J ^a   Gautron, J ^a   Protais, M ^c   Beaumont, C ^a   Gautier, M ^b   Nys, Y ^a,d  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c ISA   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LYSOZYME; OVOTRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; OOCYTE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; CONALBUMIN; MURAMIDASE; OVUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 35448952886     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701592367     Document Type: Article

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