Article
Possible genetic variation in resistance of turkeys to erysipelas and fowl cholera.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Saif Y M, Nestor K E, Dearth R N, Renner P A
Abstract excerpt
Natural disease outbreaks of erysipelas and fowl cholera occurred in several lines of turkeys maintained for genetic studies. There were line differences in mortality during both outbreaks, suggesting that there is genetic variation in resistance to these diseases. A line developed by selection for increased egg production had a higher mortality rate from fowl cholera than did the randombred control line from...
Topics
- Animals
- Disease Outbreaks
- Erysipelothrix Infections
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Pasteurella Infections
- Poultry Diseases
- Turkeys