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Identification of single-nucleotide variants associated with susceptibility to Salmonella in pigs using a genome-wide association approach.
BMC veterinary research - 15 May 2020
Schut Corinne H, Farzan Abdolvahab, Fraser Russell S, Ainslie-Garcia Margaret H, Friendship Robert M, Lillie Brandon N
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BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovars are a major cause of foodborne illness and have a substantial impact on global human health. In Canada, Salmonella is commonly found on swine farms and the increasing concern about drug use and antimicrobial resistance associated with Salmonella has promoted research into alternative control methods, including selecting for pig genotypes associated with resistance to...
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