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Scrapie resistance alleles are not associated with lower prolificity in Rasa Aragonesa sheep.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Aug 2006
Ponz R, Tejedor M T, Monteagudo L V, Arruga M V
Abstract excerpt
Scrapie is a prion disease characterised by the accumulation of the pathological associated form of cellular prion protein (PrP(SC)) in the central nervous system. Susceptibility to scrapie is associated with polymorphism in the ovine prion protein (PrP) gene. The European Union has implemented scrapie control programs, relying on selective breeding for scrapie resistance; the use of ARR-carrier and the exclusion...
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