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Susceptibility of the Namchi and Kapsiki cattle of Cameroon to trypanosome infection.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Nov 1997
Achukwi M D, Tanya V N, Hill E W, Bradley D G, Meghen C, Sauveroche B, Banser J T, Ndoki J N
Abstract excerpt
Two indigenous Cameroonian taurine cattle breeds (Namchi and Kapsiki) were evaluated for trypanosusceptibility following inoculation with Trypanosoma congolense. The degree of zebu ancestry in the experimental animals was assessed using 6 microsatellite markers which are known to have certain unique alleles which are diagnostic of Bos indicus genetic input. Their response to the infection was compared to that of...
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