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Genetic parameters for growth and faecal worm egg count following Haemonchus contortus experimental infestations using pedigree and molecular information

BACKGROUND: Haemonchosis is a parasitic disease that causes severe economic losses in sheep industry. In recent years, the increasing resistance of the parasite to anthelmintics has raised the need for alternative control strategies. Genetic selection is a promising alternative but its efficacy depe...

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Autores principales: Assenza, Fabrizio, Elsen, Jean-Michel, Legarra, Andrés, Carré, Clément, Sallé, Guillaume, Robert-Granié, Christèle, Moreno, Carole R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3939629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24528625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-46-13