Article
Disease resistance in farm animals.
Experientia - 15 Sept 1991
Müller M, Brem G
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variations in disease resistance of farm animals can be observed at all levels of defence against infectious agents. In most cases susceptibility to infections has polygenic origins. In domestic animals only a few instances of a single genetic locus responsible for disease resistance are known. A well-examined example is the Mx1 gene product of certain mice strains conferring selective resistance to...
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