Genetics of post-hatching survival potential of Australorp chicks infected as embryos by subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus: further support to 4-allele genetic model.

Abstract excerpt

Embryos (II day-old) of Australorp breed were inoculated via chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) with subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus, and hatched subsequently. The post-hatch survival period in chicks was recorded upto the last chick that died by virus-induced liver tumour, which had a range from 3 to 50 days with an average of 13 +/- 8.7 days. The survival potential of progency tested Australorp parents selected on...

Topics

• Alleles
• Animals
• Chick Embryo
• Chickens
• Models, Genetic
• Poultry Diseases
• Sarcoma, Avian