Cargando…

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sae-Lim, Panya, Grøva, Lise, Olesen, Ingrid, Varona, Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
Materias:
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