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Indirect genetic effects and the spread of infectious disease: are we capturing the full heritable variation underlying disease prevalence?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Lipschutz-Powell Debby, Woolliams John A, Bijma Piter, Doeschl-Wilson Andrea B
Abstract excerpt
Reducing disease prevalence through selection for host resistance offers a desirable alternative to chemical treatment. Selection for host resistance has proven difficult, however, due to low heritability estimates. These low estimates may be caused by a failure to capture all the relevant geneti...
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