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PrP genotype progression in flocks participating in the National Scrapie Plan for Great Britain.
The Veterinary record - 7 Oct 2006
Warner R G, Morris D, Dawson M
Abstract excerpt
The National Scrapie Plan (NSP) for Great Britain is a voluntary scheme that, through PrP genotype testing and restricted breeding, aims to reduce the risk of scrapie in the national sheep flock. To gauge the progress in member flocks and within breeds, the genotype profile of successive crops of ram lambs was monitored between 2002 and 2004. In each of the 11 most frequently sampled breeds, the proportion of ram...
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