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Comparison of outbred lines of chickens for resistance to experimental infection with coccidiosis (Eimeria tenella).
Poultry science - 1 Feb 1998
Pinard-Van Der Laan M H, Monvoisin J L, Pery P, Hamet N, Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
Coccidiosis causes dramatic economic losses in the poultry industry. Next to the extensive use of anticoccidial drugs, improving genetic resistance of birds to this parasitic disease represents an attractive alternative. An experiment was run in order to identify lines of chickens resistant and susceptible to coccidiosis as a tool to search for genetic markers of resistance. Five outbred lines were used: two...
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