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Genomic tools to improve parasite resistance.
Veterinary parasitology - 22 Nov 2001
Sonstegard T S, Gasbarre L C
Abstract excerpt
The natural genetic variability of the ruminant immune system provides a feasible means to control gastrointestinal (GI) parasite infection without anthelmintics. However, the paradigm of traditional selection has not been effectively applied to the moderately heritable traits of parasite resistance (h approximately equal to 0.3) due to the difficulty and expense of gathering accurate phenotypes in a commercial...
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