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Resistance, susceptibility, and immunity to Eimeria tenella in major histocompatibility (B) complex congenic lines.
Poultry science - 1 May 1997
Caron L A, Abplanalp H, Taylor R L
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility (B) complex influence on resistance, susceptibility, and immunity to Eimeria tenella was examined in UCD B complex congenic chicken lines. In Experiment 1, 6-wk-old chicks from 12 UCD congenic lines were weighed and assigned to either challenge or control groups. The challenge group received a dose of 10,000 E. tenella oocysts. Response to challenge was evaluated by body weight gain...
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