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Genetic and management factors that influence the susceptibility of cattle to Mycobacterium bovis infection.
Animal health research reviews - 1 Jun 2002
Phillips Clive J C, Foster Charles R W, Morris Pat A, Teverson Rachel
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in the susceptibility of cattle to Mycobacterium bovis infection exists in differences between families and species, but not breeds. Susceptibility to M. bovis infection increases with age of cattle. Natural exposure to M. bovis or environmental mycobacteria may assist in the development of specific immunity, but there is no direct evidence for such immunological priming of tuberculosis...
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