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Genomic prediction for tick resistance in Braford and Hereford cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 2015
Cardoso F F, Gomes C C G, Sollero B P, Oliveira M M, Roso V M, Piccoli M L, Higa R H, Yokoo M J, Caetano A R, Aguilar I
Abstract excerpt
One of the main animal health problems in tropical and subtropical cattle production is the bovine tick, which causes decreased performance, hide devaluation, increased production costs with acaricide treatments, and transmission of infectious diseases. This study investigated the utility of genomic prediction as a tool to select Braford (BO) and Hereford (HH) cattle resistant to ticks. The accuracy and bias of...
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