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Genome-wide association study of antibody response to Newcastle disease virus in chicken.
BMC genetics - 10 May 2013
Luo Chenglong, Qu Hao, Ma Jie, Wang Jie, Li Chunyu, Yang Chunfen, Hu Xiaoxiang, Li Ning, Shu Dingming
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BACKGROUND: Since the first outbreak in Indonesia in 1926, Newcastle disease has become one of the most common and contagious bird diseases throughout the world. To date, enhancing host antibody response by vaccination remains the most efficient strategy to control outbreaks of Newcastle disease. Antibody response plays an important role in host resistance to Newcastle disease, and selection for antibody response...
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