Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) primordial germ cells and the potential for using embryonic chimeras to safeguard commercial turkey strains
Diseases such as avian influenza (Al) virus can result in the destruction of whole chicken and turkey flocks. Many valuable and rare strains of poultry are maintained on farms worldwide, making them particularly susceptible to outbreaks of such diseases and resulting in a loss of valuable genetic ma...
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University of Manchester
2008
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495050 |