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Assessing familial aggregation of paratuberculosis in beef cattle of unknown pedigree.
Preventive veterinary medicine - 17 Apr 2008
Osterstock Jason B, Fosgate Geoffrey T, Derr James N, Cohen Noah D, Roussel Allen J
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to assess genetic similarity of beef cattle using microsatellite markers and to use this information to describe familial aggregation of paratuberculosis test results in Texas beef cattle. Paratuberculosis testing was performed on 2622 adult beef cattle using two commercially available serum ELISAs and radiometric fecal culture. Pedigree records were collected for registered...
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