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Genome-wide association study and biological pathway analysis of the Eimeria maxima response in broilers.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 25 Nov 2015
Hamzić Edin, Buitenhuis Bart, Hérault Frédéric, Hawken Rachel, Abrahamsen Mitchel S, Servin Bertrand, Elsen Jean-Michel, Pinard-van der Laan Marie-Hélène, Bed'Hom Bertrand
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BACKGROUND: Coccidiosis is the most common and costly disease in the poultry industry and is caused by protozoans of the Eimeria genus. The current control of coccidiosis, based on the use of anticoccidial drugs and vaccination, faces serious obstacles such as drug resistance and the high costs for the development of efficient vaccines, respectively. Therefore, the current control programs must be expanded with...
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