Eradication of scrapie with selective breeding: are we nearly there?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Following EU decision 2003/100/EC Member States have recently implemented sheep breeding programmes to reduce the prevalence of sheep with TSE susceptible prion genotypes. The present paper investigates the progress of the breeding p...

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Main Authors: Davidse Aart, Bossers Alex, Hagenaars Thomas J, Windig Jack J, Melchior Marielle B, van Zijderveld Fred G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/6/24