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Genome-wide association study of susceptibility to infection by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Holstein cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Alpay Fazli, Zare Yalda, Kamalludin Mamat H, Huang Xixia, Shi Xianwei, Shook George E, Collins Michael T, Kirkpatrick Brian W
Abstract excerpt
Paratuberculosis, or Johne's disease, is a chronic, granulomatous, gastrointestinal tract disease of cattle and other ruminants caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium, subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Control of Johne's disease is based on programs of testing and culling animals positive for infection with MAP while concurrently modifying management to reduce the likelihood of infection. The current study...
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