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Associations between genotypes at codon 171 and 136 of the prion protein gene and production traits in market lambs.
American journal of veterinary research - 1 Oct 2007
Evoniuk Jessica M, Berg Paul T, Johnson Mary L, Larson Daniel M, Maddock Travis D, Stoltenow Charles L, Schauer Chris S, O'Rourke Katherine I, Redmer Dale A
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether selection for the homozygous A136 R171 genotype that confers resistance to classic scrapie infection negatively affects production traits in sheep. ANIMALS: 996 commercial lambs obtained from 2 flocks at separate locations across 3 consecutive years. Procedures-Genotyping at codon 136 and 171 was performed by use of commercially available testing or a single-nucleotide polymorphism...
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