Genetic parameters for levels of natural antibodies in chicken lines divergently selected for specific antibody response

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1805-1810

  Wijga, S ^a   Parmentier, H K ^a   Nieuwland, M G B ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Antibody; Correlation; Genetic; Heritability; Innate; Natural

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 69949134167     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00064     Document Type: Article

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