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Genomic prediction for tuberculosis resistance in dairy cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Tsairidou Smaragda, Woolliams John A, Allen Adrian R, Skuce Robin A, McBride Stewart H, Wright David M, Bermingham Mairead L, Pong-Wong Ricardo, Matika Oswald, McDowell Stanley W J, Glass Elizabeth J, Bishop Stephen C
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BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in the UK and the limitations of the currently available diagnostic and control methods require the development of complementary approaches to assist in the sustainable control of the disease. One potential approach is the identification of animals that are genetically more resistant to bTB, to enable breeding of animals with enhanced resistance....
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