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Role of contact and genetic transmission of endogenous virus-21 in the susceptibility of chickens to avian leukosis virus infection and tumors.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 1997
Fadly A M, Smith E J
Abstract excerpt
The role of contact and genetic transmission of endogenous virus-21 (EV21) on response of chickens to avian leukosis virus (ALV) infection and tumors was studied. F1 progeny of a cross between RPRL late-feathering (LF) line EV21+ males and RPRL early feathering (EF) line 15B1 females harboring or lacking EV21 were used. The EF chicks lacking EV21 were inoculated with a field strain of subgroup A ALV at hatch and...
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