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Selection of pigs for improved coping with health and environmental challenges: breeding for resistance or tolerance?

The benefits of improved health and welfare in pigs have driven refinements in management and selection practices, one of which is the production of pig phenotypes that can maintain health and productivity by improving response against pathogens. Selection has traditionally been made for host resist...

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Autores principales: Guy, Sarita Z. Y., Thomson, Peter C., Hermesch, Susanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23248641
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2012.00281