Article
Immunity traits in pigs: substantial genetic variation and limited covariation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Flori Laurence, Gao Yu, Laloë Denis, Lemonnier Gaëtan, Leplat Jean-Jacques, Teillaud Angélique, Cossalter Anne-Marie, Laffitte Joëlle, Pinton Philippe, de Vaureix Christiane, Bouffaud Marcel, Mercat Marie-José, Lefèvre François, Oswald Isabelle P, Bidanel Jean-Pierre, Rogel-Gaillard Claire
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Increasing robustness via improvement of resistance to pathogens is a major selection objective in livestock breeding. As resistance traits are difficult or impossible to measure directly, potential indirect criteria are measures of immune traits (ITs). Our underlying hypothesis is that levels of ITs with no focus on specific pathogens define an individual's immunocompetence and thus predict response...
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