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Selected Results and Impacts |
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Marek's disease, a highly contagious disease which costs poultry producers worldwide $1 billion a year, is being addressed with CSREES funds.
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CSREES-funded research may help scientists genetically modify chickens for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications.
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Scientists at Texas A&M University, supported by CSREES, report considerable progress in establishing the structure and organization of the equine genome.
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CSREES is addressing the issue of avian genetic research stocks in several ways.
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CSREES-supported scientists at Auburn, Purdue, and Illinois developed genomic resources to accelerate the linkage and QTL mapping in catfish.
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CSREES-supported scientists at Iowa State University carry out gene discovery research in swine.
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Scientists at Michigan State University, funded by CSREES, identify, locate, and map chicken genes.
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Research at the University of Illinois, funded by CSREES, has led to new technologies that are transforming the science of animal breeding and genetics.
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CSREES-supported researchers at Utah State University developed an ovine radiation hybrid panel in collaboration with the scientists at Texas A&M University.
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CSREES-supported scientists at Iowa State University discover ways to improve genetic resistance to Salmonella infection in chickens.
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Last Updated: January 6, 2009
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