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Single nucleotide variants in innate immune genes associated with Salmonella shedding and colonization in swine on commercial farms.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jun 2018
Ainslie-Garcia Margaret H, Farzan Abdolvahab, Jafarikia Mohsen, Lillie Brandon N
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Foodborne human salmonellosis is an important food safety concern worldwide. Food-producing animals are one of the major sources of human salmonellosis, and thus control of Salmonella at the farm level could reduce Salmonella spread in the food supply system. Genetic selection of pigs with resistance to Salmonella infection may be one way to control Salmonella on swine farms. The objective of this study was to...
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