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The distribution of SNP marker effects for faecal worm egg count in sheep, and the feasibility of using these markers to predict genetic merit for resistance to worm infections.
Genetics research - 1 Jun 2011
Kemper Kathryn E, Emery David L, Bishop Stephen C, Oddy Hutton, Hayes Benjamin J, Dominik Sonja, Henshall John M, Goddard Michael E
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SummaryGenetic resistance to gastrointestinal worms is a complex trait of great importance in both livestock and humans. In order to gain insights into the genetic architecture of this trait, a mixed breed population of sheep was artificially infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis (n=3326) and then Haemonchus contortus (n=2669) to measure faecal worm egg count (WEC). The population was genotyped with the...
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