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Genome-wide association study for cytokines and immunoglobulin G in swine.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lu Xin, Liu JianFeng, Fu WeiXuan, Zhou JiaPeng, Luo YanRu, Ding XiangDong, Liu Yang, Zhang Qin
Abstract excerpt
Increased disease resistance through improved immune capacity would be beneficial for the welfare and productivity of farm animals. To identify genomic regions responsible for immune capacity traits in swine, a genome-wide association study was conducted. In total, 675 pigs were included. At 21 days of age, all piglets were vaccinated with modified live classical swine fever vaccine. Blood samples were sampled...
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