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Signatures of selection in sheep bred for resistance or susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal nematodes are one of the most serious causes of disease in domestic ruminants worldwide. There is considerable variation in resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes within and between sheep breeds, which appears to be due to underlying genetic diversity. Through selectio...

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Autores principales: McRae, Kathryn M, McEwan, John C, Dodds, Ken G, Gemmell, Neil J
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/PMC4124167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25074012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-637