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Detection of a quantitative trait locus associated with resistance to Ascaris suum infection in pigs.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Apr 2012
Skallerup Per, Nejsum Peter, Jørgensen Claus B, Göring Harald H H, Karlskov-Mortensen Peter, Archibald Alan L, Fredholm Merete, Thamsborg Stig M
Abstract excerpt
Helminths almost invariably have an over-dispersed distribution in the host population. Human and animal studies have provided evidence suggesting that a large part of this variation is due to host genetic factors. Recently, the heritability for roundworm (Ascaris suum) infection levels in pigs was estimated to be 0.45. We used single nucleotide polymorphism markers to perform a whole-genome scan on 195 pigs...
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