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Factors associated with ELISA scores for paratuberculosis in an Angus-Brahman multibreed herd of beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2006
Elzo M A, Rae D O, Lanhart S E, Wasdin J G, Dixon W P, Jones J L
Abstract excerpt
Cow and calf genetic and environmental factors were evaluated for their association with ELISA scores for paratuberculosis in a multibreed population of beef cattle. The ELISA scores are a measure of the presence or absence of antibodies against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in bovine serum. The linear mixed-model analysis used 352 ELISA scores from 238 cows: 51 Angus (A); 34 Brahman (B); 41 (3/4 A...
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