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Selection for increased nitric oxide production does not increase resistance to Marek's disease in a primary broiler breeder line.
Avian diseases - 1 Sept 2009
Buscaglia Celina, O'Connell Priscilla H, Jarosinski Keith W, Pevzner Igal, Schat Karel A
Abstract excerpt
Two primary broiler breeder lines, A and B, were examined for their potential to produce nitric oxide (NO) after stimulating splenocytes from 20-day-old embryos with lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma. Significant differences were found between lines A and B. Overall, line A had a higher response than line B, but line A also had a large degree of variation between individual sire families. Selection for high...
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