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Genetic influence on the composition of the ocular microbiome in preweaned beef calves.
Journal of animal science - 4 Jan 2025
Lakamp Andrew D, Neujahr Alison C, Hille Matthew M, Loy John D, Fernando Samodha C, Spangler Matthew L
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Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), commonly known as bovine pinkeye, is a disease that infects the ocular surface and surrounding tissue which is a concern to animal health and welfare as well as producer economics. Vaccinations have been shown to have variable efficacy, while limited genetics studies using either ulcer scores or binary health phenotypes have suggested that direct genetic selection for...
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