Article
Genetic variation in resistance of turkeys to experimental challenge with Pasteurella multocida.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Sacco R E, Saif Y M, Nestor K E, Anthony N B, Emmerson D A, Dearth R N
Abstract excerpt
Six hundred fifty-five male and female turkeys representing four genetic lines were challenged in 10 experiments over a 3-year period with a field isolate of Pasteurella multocida. Poults were challenged at 45 days of age with 1 ml of an inoculum containing 1.2 x 10(7) bacteria per ml. The lines of turkeys included two randombred control lines (RBC1 and RBC2), a subline (E) of RBC1 selected for increased egg...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Immunity, Innate
- Male
- Oviposition
- Pasteurella Infections
- Pasteurella multocida
- Poultry Diseases
- Turkeys
