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Frequencies of PrP genotypes in 38 breeds of sheep sampled in the National Scrapie Plan for Great Britain.
The Veterinary record - 2 Apr 2005
Eglin R D, Warner R, Gubbins S, Sivam S K, Dawson M
Abstract excerpt
Between October 2001 and January 2003 the prion protein (PrP) genotypes of over 250,000 sheep were determined through the operation of the National Scrapie Plan (NSP); the results for 38 breeds were analysed to provide an estimate of the underlying PrP genotype distribution of the British sheep population. Although there was marked variability among the genotype profiles of the different breeds, several trends...
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