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Ovine FABP4 Variation and Its Association With Flystrike Susceptibility

Flystrike is a major cost and a welfare issue for the New Zealand sheep industry. There are several factors that can predispose sheep to flystrike, such as having fleecerot, a urine-stained breech, and “dags” (an accumulation of fecal matter in the wool of the breech). The FABP4 gene (FABP4) has bee...

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Autores principales: Burrows, L. E. R., Zhou, H., Frampton, C. M. A., Forrest, R. H. J., Hickford, J. G. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8239343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34211500
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.675305