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An across-breed genome wide association analysis of susceptibility to paratuberculosis in dairy cattle.
The Journal of dairy research - 1 Feb 2017
Sallam Ahmed M, Zare Yalda, Alpay Fazli, Shook George E, Collins Michael T, Alsheikh Samir, Sharaby Mahmoud, Kirkpatrick Brian W
Abstract excerpt
Paratuberculosis is a chronic disease of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). It occurs worldwide and causes a significant loss in the animal production industry. There is no cure for MAP infection and vaccination is problematic. Identification of genetics of susceptibility could be a useful adjunct for programs that focus on management, testing and culling of diseased...
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