Genetics and genomics of immunity and disease traits in poultry species

Genetics and genomics of immunity and disease traits in poultry speciesA major current challenge in achieving sustainable poultry production is reducing risk to animal and human health. Strategies to control poultry diseases utilise selective breeding to enhance immunity and disease resistance. However, immune and disease resistance traits are difficult to measure, moderately heritable and of complex polygenic architecture. Consequently, only recently have poultry breeding programmes addressed health related traits. This

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