A genomic insight into the diversity and pathogenesis of village chickens in a Ascardia Galli infested environment

Indigenous chickens (Gallus domesticus) are the predominant poultry species kept under external systems in the rural and peri-urban poultry sector of Africa, which predispose them to various parasitic infections. The aim of the study was to utilize RNA-seq technology to characterize the village chic...

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Main Author: Malatji, Dikeledi Petunia
Other Authors: Marle-Koster, Este
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60830
Malatji, DP 2017, A genomic insight into the diversity and pathogenesis of village chickens in a Ascardia Galli infested environment, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60830>