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Naked neck and frizzle genes for improving chickens raised under high ambient temperature: II. Blood parameters and immunity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2014

M.M. FATHI ,
A. GALAL ,
S. EL-SAFTY  and
M. MAHROUS
M.M. FATHI*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Animal Production and Breeding, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
A. GALAL
Affiliation:
Dept. of Poultry Production, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
S. EL-SAFTY
Affiliation:
Dept. of Poultry Production, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
M. MAHROUS
Affiliation:
Dept. of Poultry Production, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
*
Corresponding author: mmfathi@fulbrightmail.org
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Abstract

Major marker genes are believed to confer not only adaptability to the tropical climate, but also resistance to diseases. During the last two decades, many investigations have observed that naked neck and frizzle genes have favourable effects on immunocompetence in chickens raised under high ambient temperatures. As a result, several tropical countries have introduced these genes in breeding programs to improve both the productive performance and survival rate of chickens.

Keywords

naked neckfrizzleheat stressimmunityblood parameters
Type
Small-scale Family Poultry Production
Information
World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 165 - 172
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2014 

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