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Genotype by environment interaction for tick resistance of Hereford and Braford beef cattle using reaction norm models

BACKGROUND: The cattle tick is a parasite that adversely affects livestock performance in tropical areas. Although countries such as Australia and Brazil have developed genetic evaluations for tick resistance, these evaluations have not considered genotype by environment (G*E) interactions. Genetic...

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Autores principales: Mota, Rodrigo R., Tempelman, Robert J., Lopes, Paulo S., Aguilar, Ignacio, Silva, Fabyano F., Cardoso, Fernando F.
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/PMC5518165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26767704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0178-5