GENETIC-STUDIES ON PRIMARY ANTIBODY-RESPONSE TO SHEEP ERYTHROCYTES INGUINEA-FOWL

Authors
SAXENA VK SINGH H PAL SK KUMAR S
Citation
Vk. Saxena et al., GENETIC-STUDIES ON PRIMARY ANTIBODY-RESPONSE TO SHEEP ERYTHROCYTES INGUINEA-FOWL, British Poultry Science, 38(2), 1997, pp. 156-158
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
British Poultry Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071668
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
156 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1668(1997)38:2<156:GOPATS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
1. The primary antibody response to sheep erythrocytes was determined by haemagglutination test in guinea fowl. The effects of various genet ic and non-genetic factors on immune response to sheep RBCs in guinea fowl were also estimated. 2. The immune response to sheep RBCs was nor mally distributed in guinea fowl with mean titre at 1.534 +/- 0.014. 3 . In guinea fowl, effects on titre values of sire and variety (feather colour) were significant whereas sex and sex X variety interaction ef fects were non-significant. 4. The estimate of heritability for immune response to sheep RBCs in guinea fowl was 0.35 +/- 0.17.