Genetic Basis of Response of Ghanaian Local Chickens to Infection With a Lentogenic Newcastle Disease Virus

Genetic Basis of Response of Ghanaian Local Chickens to Infection With a Lentogenic Newcastle Disease Virus

Newcastle disease (ND) is a global threat to domestic poultry, especially in rural areas of Africa and Asia, where the loss of entire backyard local chicken flocks often threatens household food security and income. To investigate the genetics of Ghanaian local chicken ecotypes to Newcastle disease...

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Main Authors: Muhammed Walugembe, Esinam N. Amuzu-Aweh, Princess K. Botchway, Augustine Naazie, George Aning, Ying Wang, Perot Saelao, Terra Kelly, Rodrigo A. Gallardo, Huaijun Zhou, Susan J. Lamont, Boniface B. Kayang, Jack C. M. Dekkers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
NDV
GWAS
Ghanaian local ecotypes
QTL
immune response
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00739/full

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