Method of identifying high immune response animals

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector

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C424S009100, C424S130100, C435S007100, C530S387100

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09899552

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and use of a method of identifying high immune response animals under stress. The animals are identified by a ranking procedure that classifies the animal's immune response to an antigen over a period of time that spans the stress.

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