Association of SNPs in exon 2 of the MHC B-F gene with immune traits in two distinct chicken populations: Chinese Beijing-You and White Leghorn

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-11

  Liu, L B ^a   Wu, C M ^a   Wen, J ^a   Chen, J L ^a   Zheng, M Q ^a   Zhao, G P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

B F gene; Chicken; Immune traits; Major histocompatibility complex (MHC); Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449429121     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700902988905     Document Type: Article

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