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Genetic resistance: tolerance to vector-borne diseases and the prospects and challenges of genomics.
Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 1 Apr 2015
Bahbahani H, Hanotte O
Abstract excerpt
Vector-borne diseases in cattle and small ruminants (e.g. trypanosomosis, Rift Valley fever and East Coast fever) are associated with major economic losses in tropical countries, and particularly on the African continent. A variety of control strategies (e.g. management, vaccination and/or acaricide treatments) are used to minimise their negative impacts. These strategies are often associated with environmental,...
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