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Genome-wide association study of lung lesions and pleurisy in New Zealand lambs.
Journal of animal science - 21 Nov 2018
McRae Kathryn M, Rowe Suzanne J, Baird Hayley J, Bixley Matthew J, Clarke Shannon M
Abstract excerpt
Pneumonia is an important issue for sheep production, leading to reduced growth rate and a predisposition to pleurisy. The objective of this study was to identify loci associated with pneumonic lesions and pleurisy in New Zealand progeny test lambs. The lungs from 3,572 progeny-test lambs were scored for presence and severity of pneumonic lesions and pleurisy at slaughter. Animals were genotyped using the...
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