Genomic approaches to the improvement of disease resistance in farm animals.

doi:10.20506/rst.17.1.1102

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Genomic approaches to the improvement of disease resistance in farm animals.

Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 1 Apr 1998

Soller M, Andersson L

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As a result of the difficulties in improving disease resistance in farm animals by traditional phenotype selection, the achievement of such improvement is one of the most important applications of genome research. The major hurdle to this important goal is the collection of informative disease re...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Domestic
Chromosome Mapping
Cloning, Molecular
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genome
Genotype
Immunity, Innate
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic

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