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Derivation of the economic value of R(0) for macroparasitic diseases and application to sea lice in salmon

BACKGROUND: Macroparasites, such as ticks, lice, and helminths, are a concern in livestock and aquaculture production, and can be controlled by genetic improvement of the host population. Genetic improvement should aim at reducing the rate at which parasites spread across the farmed population. This...

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Autores principales: Janssen, Kasper, Komen, Hans, Saatkamp, Helmut W., de Jong, Mart C. M., Bijma, Piter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30285629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-018-0418-6