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A comparison of nonlinear mixed models and response to selection of tick-infestation on lambs
Tick-borne fever (TBF) is stated as one of the main disease challenges in Norwegian sheep farming during the grazing season. TBF is caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus. A sustainable strategy to control tick-infestation is to breed for gen...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5336382/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28257433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172711 |