Variance components for susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy and beef cattle

BACKGROUND: Infection of livestock with bovine tuberculosis (bTB; Mycobacterium bovis) is of major economical concern in many countries; approximately 15 000 to 20 000 cattle are infected per year in Ireland. The objective of this study was to quantify the genetic variation for bTB susceptibility in...

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Autores principales: Richardson, Ian W, Bradley, Dan G, Higgins, Isabella M, More, Simon J, McClure, Jennifer, Berry, Donagh P
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/PMC4234858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25407624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-014-0077-1