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The Use of Kosher Phenotyping for Mapping QTL Affecting Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Lipkin Ehud, Strillacci Maria Giuseppina, Eitam Harel, Yishay Moran, Schiavini Fausta, Soller Morris, Bagnato Alessandro, Shabtay Ariel
Abstract excerpt
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in feedlot cattle, caused by multiple pathogens that become more virulent in response to stress. As clinical signs often go undetected and various preventive strategies failed, identification of genes affecting BRD is essential for selection for resistance. Selective DNA pooling (SDP) was applied in a genome wide association study...
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