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Selection for improved lean growth in Large White pigs can affect levels of total white blood cell counts, CD11R1+ leukocytes and alpha-1 acid glycoprotein

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

M. Clapperton ,
S. C. Bishop ,
N. D. Cameron  and
E. J. Glass
M. Clapperton*
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, U.K.
S. C. Bishop
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, U.K.
N. D. Cameron
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, U.K.
E. J. Glass
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, U.K.
*
Email: Mary.Clapperton@bbsrc.ac.uk
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Productivity in pigs can be improved by continued selection, however the impact of such selection on immune responses and resistance towards infectious challenges is not known. A risk is that this method may lead to a correlated reduction in the immune response and disease resistance. To estimate the effect of selection for performance traits upon immune responses, we compared levels of immune traits between divergent lines of Large White pigs selected for either lean growth under restricted feeding or feed intake.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 17
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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