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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |