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Accumulation of genetic variants associated with immunity in the selective breeding of broilers.
BMC genetics - 17 Jan 2020
Zou Angela, Nadeau Kerry, Wang Pauline W, Lee Jee Yeon, Guttman David S, Sharif Shayan, Korver Doug R, Brumell John H, Parkinson John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To satisfy an increasing demand for dietary protein, the poultry industry has employed genetic selection to increase the growth rate of broilers by over 400% in the past 50 years. Although modern broilers reach a marketable weight of ~ 2 kg in a short span of 35 days, a speed twice as fast as a broiler 50 years ago, the expedited growth has been associated with several negative detrimental...
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