Integrating Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Combined Health Data Across Ecotypes to Improve Disease Resistance in Indigenous African Chickens

Integrating Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Combined Health Data Across Ecotypes to Improve Disease Resistance in Indigenous African Chickens

Poultry play an important role in the agriculture of many African countries. The majority of chickens in sub-Saharan Africa are indigenous, raised in villages under semi-scavenging conditions. Vaccinations and biosecurity measures rarely apply, and infectious diseases remain a major cause of mortali...

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Main Authors: Georgios Banos, Victoria Lindsay, Takele T. Desta, Judy Bettridge, Enrique Sanchez-Molano, Adriana Vallejo-Trujillo, Oswald Matika, Tadelle Dessie, Paul Wigley, Robert M. Christley, Peter Kaiser, Olivier Hanotte, Androniki Psifidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
GWAS
GEBV
WGS
indigenous chickens
body weight
infectious diseases
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.543890/full

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