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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
Abstract excerpt
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 frequencies of the alleles TfA, TfB, TfC and TfD were respectively 0.276, 0.005, 0.109, and 0.609. At the locus Hb, all...
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