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Table 1 Phenotype composition of the three chicken lines used in the GWAS

From: A genome-wide association study explores the genetic determinism of host resistance to Salmonella pullorum infection in chickens

Breed

Died

Carrier state

Clearance

Total

BY

27

0

50

77

DW

89

77

198

364

RIR

84

84

209

377

Total

200

161

457

818

  1. BY Beijing You, DW Dwarf Chicken, RIR Rhode Island Red. These are the number of chicks that died, carried and cleared the pathogen, respectively