Genetic parameters for body weights, egg traits and antibody response against Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) vaccine among two Tanzania chicken ecotypes

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Lwelamira, J ^a   Kifaro, G C ^b   Gwakisa, P S ^b  

^a Institute of Rural Development Planning Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Body weights; Egg traits; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Immune response; Phenotypic correlation

Indexed keywords

NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS VACCINE MTH 68 H; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS VACCINE MTH-68-H; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS VACCINE;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWCASTLE DISEASE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE PARAMYXOVIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TANZANIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EGGS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; OVIPOSITION; POULTRY DISEASES; SELECTION, GENETIC; TANZANIA; VIRAL VACCINES;

AVES; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 57349108072     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9153-2     Document Type: Article

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