Article
Association of endogenous viral genes with quantitative traits in chickens selected for high egg production and susceptibility or resistance to Marek's disease.
British poultry science - 1 Mar 1998
Aggrey S E, Kuhnlein U, Gavora J S, Zadworny D
Abstract excerpt
1. The association of endogenous viral (ev) genes with quantitative traits in 2 genetically distinct sets of White Leghorn strains were investigated. Strain S had been selected for susceptibility to Marek's disease (MD) whereas strain K had been selected for resistance to MD and high egg producti...
Topics
- Animals
- Chickens
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Herpesvirus 2, Gallid
- Immunity, Innate
- Least-Squares Analysis
- Marek Disease
- Phenotype
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
- Species Specificity
