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Resistance to marek's disease observed among sire families and inbred linesFootnote1

A. A. Grunder Animal Research Institute, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A OC6
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J. L. Spencer Animal Pathology Division, Health of Animals Branch, Animal Diseases Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, P.O. Box 1400, Hull, Quebec, Canada
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A. Robertson Animal Pathology Division, Health of Animals Branch, Animal Diseases Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, P.O. Box 1400, Hull, Quebec, Canada
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G. W. Speckmann Animal Pathology Division, Health of Animals Branch, Animal Diseases Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, P.O. Box 1400, Hull, Quebec, Canada
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R. S. Gowe Animal Research Institute, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A OC6
Pages 167-175 | Received 21 Jun 1973, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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