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Serum haemolytic complement levels in German Dahlem Red chickens are affected by three major genes (naked neck, dwarf, frizzled) of tropical interest.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jan 2005
Dorny P, Baelmans R, Parmentier H K, Nieuwland M G B, Demey F, Berkvens D
Abstract excerpt
German Dahlem Red chickens with three different major genes of tropical interest: Nana- (naked neck), Ff- (frizzled) and dw- (dwarf), respectively, were tested for serum haemolytic complement, which is essential in innate host defence against infectious agents. Eight different combinations of genes for body size and feather coverage were evaluated. Significant differences both for both the calcium-dependent...
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