Breeding with resistant rams leads to rapid control of classical scrapie in affected sheep flocks
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Susceptibility to scrapie, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in sheep, is modulated by the genetic make-up of the sheep. Scrapie control policies, based on selecting animals of resistant genotype for breeding, have recently been adopted by the Netherlands and other Europea...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/content/42/1/5 |
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