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Frequencies of PrP genotypes in meat breeds of Japanese sheep and trail of selective breeding in experimental sheep flock.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Dec 2007
Ohara Jiro, Togari Tetsuro, Kurokawa Aya, Maeda Junko, Ishiguro Naotaka, Furuoka Hidefumi, Horiuchi Motohiro
Abstract excerpt
The selection of sheep with scrapie-resistant PrP genotypes is one of the control measures for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in ruminants. In this study, we investigated the frequencies of PrP genotypes in meat breeds in Japan. The nationwide surveillance revealed that nearly half of...
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