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An alternative experimental case-control design for genetic association studies on bovine mastitis.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Apr 2017
Biffani S, Del Corvo M, Capoferri R, Pedretti A, Luini M, Williams J L, Pagnacco G, Minvielle F, Minozzi G
Abstract excerpt
The possibility of using genetic control strategies to increase disease resistance to infectious diseases relies on the identification of markers to include in the breeding plans. Possible incomplete exposure of mastitis-free (control) animals, however, is a major issue to find relevant markers in genetic association studies for infectious diseases. Usually, designs based on elite dairy sires are used in...
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