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Accumulation of genetic variants associated with immunity in the selective breeding of broilers

BACKGROUND: To satisfy an increasing demand for dietary protein, the poultry industry has employed genetic selection to increase the growth rate of broilers by over 400% in the past 50 years. Although modern broilers reach a marketable weight of ~ 2 kg in a short span of 35 days, a speed twice as fa...

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Autores principales: Zou, Angela, Nadeau, Kerry, Wang, Pauline W., Lee, Jee Yeon, Guttman, David S., Sharif, Shayan, Korver, Doug R., Brumell, John H., Parkinson, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6969402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31952471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12863-020-0807-z