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A genomics-informed, SNP association study reveals FBLN1 and FABP4 as contributing to resistance to fleece rot in Australian Merino sheep.
BMC veterinary research - 26 May 2010
Smith Wendy J M, Li Yutao, Ingham Aaron, Collis Eliza, McWilliam Sean M, Dixon Tom J, Norris Belinda J, Mortimer Suzanne I, Moore Robert J, Reverter Antonio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fleece rot (FR) and body-strike of Merino sheep by the sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina are major problems for the Australian wool industry, causing significant losses as a result of increased management costs coupled with reduced wool productivity and quality. In addition to direct effects on fleece quality, fleece rot is a major predisposing factor to blowfly strike on the body of sheep. In order to...
Topics
- Animals
- Australia
- Ectoparasitic Infestations
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genomics
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction