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Associations between immune competence phenotype and feedlot health and productivity in Angus cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2021
Hine Brad C, Bell Amy M, Niemeyer Dominic D O, Duff Christian J, Butcher Nick M, Dominik Sonja, Porto-Neto Laercio R, Li Yutao, Reverter Antonio, Ingham Aaron B, Colditz Ian G
Abstract excerpt
Genetic strategies aimed at improving general immune competence (IC) have the potential to reduce the incidence and severity of disease in beef production systems, with resulting benefits of improved animal health and welfare and reduced reliance on antibiotics to prevent and treat disease. Implementation of such strategies first requires that methodologies be developed to phenotype animals for IC and...
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