Response to selection for bursa of fabricius weight at hatching in the domestic fowl.
1969
F V Muir, and
R G Jaap
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009929
Organ Size
The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness.
Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D002060
Bursa of Fabricius
An epithelial outgrowth of the cloaca in birds similar to the thymus in mammals. It atrophies within 6 months after birth and remains as a fibrous remnant in adult birds. It is composed of lymphoid tissue and prior to involution, is the site of B-lymphocyte maturation.
Fabricius Bursa
D002645
Chickens
Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.
The branch of science concerned with the means and consequences of transmission and generation of the components of biological inheritance. (Stedman, 26th ed)
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.