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 (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 antibody respons

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Integrated approach to determining the effectiveness of the reservoir pressure maintenance system in carbonate reservoirs

Relevance.The need to improve the oil recovery factor from carbonate reservoirs by increasing sweep/displacement coefficients, as well as by searching for ways to improve the efficiency of the reservoir pressure maintenance system.Aim.To increase the efficiency of developing carbonate reservoirs using a reservoir pressure maintenance system through

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A meteorological overview of the MILAGRO field campaigns

We describe the large-scale meteorological conditions that affected atmospheric chemistry over Mexico during March 2006 when several field campaigns were conducted in the region.In-situ and remote-sensing instrumentation was deployed to obtain measurements of wind, temperature, and humidity profiles in the boundary layer and free atmosphere at fr52

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Evolution of embryonic developmental period in the marine bird families Alcidae and Spheniscidae: roles for nutrition and predation?

Abstract Background Nutrition and predation have been considered two primary agents of selection important in the evolution of avian life history traits.The relative importance of these natural selective forces in the evolution of avian embryonic developmental period (EDP) remain poorly resolved, perhaps in part because research has tended to focus

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