Genetic susceptibility to Marek's disease virus of local chickens in Taiwan.

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Genetic susceptibility to Marek's disease virus of local chickens in Taiwan.

Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000

Lin J A, Lee T S

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Marek's disease is a contagious disease in chickens caused by Marek's disease virus (MDV) infection. Invasion of very virulent MDV (vvMDV) was considered to be a major cause of vaccine break, resulting in a large economic loss in the poultry industry. Two strains of the vvMDV (strains LTB-1 and L...

Topics

Animals
Body Weight
Chickens
Disease Susceptibility
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Herpesvirus 2, Gallid
Marek Disease
Organ Size
Poultry Diseases
Species Specificity
Spleen
Taiwan
Thymus Gland

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