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A genome-wide association study for genetic susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy cattle identifies a susceptibility QTL on chromosome 23

BACKGROUND: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection in cattle is a significant economic concern in many countries, with annual costs to the UK and Irish governments of approximately €190 million and €63 million, respectively, for bTB control. The existence of host additive and non-additive genetic compo...

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Autores principales: Richardson, Ian W., Berry, Donagh P., Wiencko, Heather L., Higgins, Isabella M., More, Simon J., McClure, Jennifer, Lynn, David J., Bradley, Daniel G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4784436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26960806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0197-x