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Selection assisted by a BoLA-DR/DQ haplotype against susceptibility to bovine dermatophilosis.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 1 Jan 2003
Maillard Jean-Charles, Berthier David, Chantal Isabelle, Thevenon Sophie, Sidibé Issa, Stachurski Frederic, Belemsaga Désiré, Razafindraïbé Hanta, Elsen Jean-Michel
Abstract excerpt
Bovine dermatophilosis is a severe skin infection of tropical ruminants inducing a severe loss in productivity and a 15% mortality rate. This disease is caused by the actinomycete bacterium Dermatophilus congolensis associated with the tick Amblyomma variegatum. Currently there are no prospects for a vaccine, and acaricide or antibiotic control is hampered by the development of chemoresistance. Animal breeders...
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