[Genetics and disease resistance].

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[Genetics and disease resistance].

DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift - 1 Jul 2008

Reiner Gerald

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Genetic components of disease resistance have been described in most of important diseases in human as well as in laboratory and livestock animals. However the basic mechanisms have been established in a few examples only. The reasons herefore are the mostly polygenic inheritance of disease resistance traits, the missing of suitable animal models and the dominance of environmental effects like infection pressure,...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Animals, Genetically Modified
Genetic Variation
Immunity, Innate
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Research
Selection, Genetic

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