Genomic selection for the improvement of antibody response to Newcastle disease and avian influenza virus in chickens.

Genomic selection for the improvement of antibody response to Newcastle disease and avian influenza virus in chickens.

Newcastle disease (ND) and avian influenza (AI) are the most feared diseases in the poultry industry worldwide. They can cause flock mortality up to 100%, resulting in a catastrophic economic loss. This is the first study to investigate the feasibility of genomic selection for antibody response to N...

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Main Authors: Tianfei Liu, Hao Qu, Chenglong Luo, Xuewei Li, Dingming Shu, Mogens Sandø Lund, Guosheng Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234505?pdf=render

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