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Results of the BRD CAP project: progress toward identifying genetic markers associated with BRD susceptibility.
Animal health research reviews - 1 Dec 2014
Van Eenennaam Alison, Neibergs Holly, Seabury Christopher, Taylor Jeremy, Wang Zeping, Scraggs Erik, Schnabel Robert D, Decker Jared, Wojtowicz Andrzej, Aly Sharif, Davis Jessica, Blanchard Patricia, Crossley Beate, Rossitto Paul, Lehenbauer Terry, Hagevoort Robert, Chavez Erik, Neibergs J Shannon, Womack James E
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The Bovine Respiratory Disease Coordinated Agricultural Project (BRD CAP) is a 5-year project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), with an overriding objective to use the tools of modern genomics to identify cattle that are less susceptible to BRD. To do this, two large genome wide association studies (GWAS) were conducted using a case:control design on preweaned Holstein dairy heifers...
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