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Variation in resistance to Pasteurella multocida among turkey lines.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 1999
Nestor K E, Saif Y M, Anderson J W, Patterson R A, Li Z
Abstract excerpt
Previous research has shown that a line (F) of turkeys selected long-term for increased 16-wk body weight was more susceptible to challenge with washed Pasteurella multocida than a randombred control line (RBC2), the base population of F. A previous study also indicated that the mortality of the F line following challenge with P. multocida was similar to that of sire lines from two of the three major primary...
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