Note on transferrin, hemoglobin types, and packed cell volume in Senegalese trypanotolerant Djallonke sheep.

doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb11050.x

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Note on transferrin, hemoglobin types, and packed cell volume in Senegalese trypanotolerant Djallonke sheep.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 29 Jun 1998

Missohou A, Nguyen T C, Dorchies P, Gueye A, Sow R S

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In this study we examined transferrin (Tf) and hemoglobin (Hb) types and frequencies and their relationship with Packed Cell Volume (PCV), which is considered as a selection criterion for the trypanotolerance trait. Blood samples were collected from 96 sheep and were typed for Tf and Hb. The freq...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Confidence Intervals
Female
Hemoglobins
Immunity, Innate
Male
Phenotype
Senegal
Sheep
Sheep Diseases
Transferrin
Trypanosomiasis

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