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[Active surveillance for scrapie in the Netherlands: effect of a breeding programme on the prevalence of scrapie in sheep (2002-2010)?].
Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde - 1 Feb 2011
Melchior M B, Hagenaars T J, Davidse A, van Keulen L J M, Bossers A, van Zijderveld F G
Abstract excerpt
The susceptibility of sheep to scrapie is modulated by the prion protein (PrP) genotype of the animal. An ambitious voluntary scrapie control programme was started in the Netherlands in 1998, based on selection of rams with theARR/ARR genotype for breeding. This programme was followed by an obligatory programme in 2004; the programme has been voluntary since 2007. We monitored the prevalence of PrP genotype...
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