The chicken has been an important experimental system for developmental biology,
immunology and microbiology, having led to many fundamental discoveries. The increase in …

It is more than a century since Marek's disease (MD) was first reported in chickens and since
then there have been concerted efforts to better understand this disease, its causative agent …

Domestic chickens are excellent models for investigating the genetic basis of phenotypic
diversity, as numerous phenotypic changes in physiology, morphology, and behavior in …

The decline in the reproductive efficiency of dairy cows, especially those with high producing
potential, has become a challenging problem. In this study, a selective DNA pooling …

Background Marek's disease (MD) is a T-cell lymphoma of chickens caused by the Marek's
disease virus (MDV), an oncogenic avian herpesvirus. MD is a major cause of economic …

Abstract Marek's disease (MD), caused by the oncogenic MD avian herpes virus (MDV), is a
major source of economic losses to the poultry industry. A reciprocal backcross (BC) …

Mastitis is the most frequent, complex, and costly disease in dairy cattle. Genetic
improvement of milk production traits has accompanied an increased susceptibility to …

Molecular markers usually do not have any biological effect. They are identifiable DNA
sequences, found at specific locations of the genome, and transmitted from one generation …

Three single cross populations were generated in order to analyze factors affecting the
ability to detect true linkage with minimum false positive or false negative associations, and …

Using striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and six multiplexed microsatellite markers, we
evaluated procedures for estimating allele frequencies by pooling DNA from multiple …