GENOMIC SELECTION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ANTIBODY RESPONSE TO NEWCASTLE DISEASE AND AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS IN CHICKENS.

Genomic selection for the improvement of antibody response to Newcastle disease and avian influenza virus in chickens.

Newcastle disease Drip Trays (ND) and avian influenza (AI) are the most feared diseases in the poultry industry worldwide.They can cause flock mortality up to 100%, resulting in a catastrophic economic loss.This is the first study to investigate the feasibility of genomic selection for antibody response to Newcastle disease virus (Ab-NDV) and antib

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Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) prevalence in field-collected ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and phylogenetic, structural and virulence analysis in a TBE high-risk endemic area in southwestern Germany

Abstract Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common viral CNS infection with incidences much higher than all other virus infections together in many risk areas of central and eastern Europe.The Odenwald Hill region (OWH) in southwestern Germany is classified as a TBE risk region and frequent case numbers but also more severe infect

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