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Ancestry and genome-wide association study of domestic pigs that survive African swine fever in Uganda.
Tropical animal health and production - 29 Oct 2024
Ogweng Peter, Bowden Courtney F, Smyser Timothy J, Muwanika Vincent B, Piaggio Antoinette J, Masembe Charles
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever (ASF) is endemic to Uganda and causes annual outbreaks. Some pigs survive these outbreaks and remain asymptomatic but are African swine fever virus (ASFV) positive. The potential heritability and genetic disparities in disease susceptibility among Ugandan pigs are not fully understood. In a 12-year study, whole blood and tissue samples were collected from 212 pigs across 19 districts in...
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