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Identification of Novel Loci Associated with Gastrointestinal Parasite Resistance in a Red Maasai x Dorper Backcross Population

Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitic infection is the main health constraint for small ruminant production, causing loss of weight and/or death. Red Maasai sheep have adapted to a tropical environment where extreme parasite exposure is a constant, especially with highly pathogenic Haemonchus contortus. T...

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Autores principales: Benavides, Magda Vieira, Sonstegard, Tad S., Kemp, Stephen, Mugambi, John M., Gibson, John P., Baker, Robert Leyden, Hanotte, Olivier, Marshall, Karen, Van Tassell, Curtis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4395112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25867089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122797