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Sequence analysis of bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II mRNA from ascitic and nonascitic commercial broilers.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 2003
Cisar C R, Balog J M, Anthony N B, Donoghue A M
Abstract excerpt
Ascites syndrome, also known as pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS), is a common metabolic disorder in rapidly growing meat-type chickens. Environmental factors, such as cold, altitude, and diet, play significant roles in development of the disease, but there is also an important genetic compon...
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