Impact of Genetic Selection for Increased Cattle Resistance to Bovine Tuberculosis on Disease Transmission Dynamics

Impact of Genetic Selection for Increased Cattle Resistance to Bovine Tuberculosis on Disease Transmission Dynamics

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) poses a challenge to animal health and welfare worldwide. Presence of genetic variation in host resistance to Mycobacterium bovis infection makes the trait amenable to improvement with genetic selection. Genetic evaluations for resistance to infection in dairy cattle are cu...

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Main Authors: Kethusegile Raphaka, Enrique Sánchez-Molano, Smaragda Tsairidou, Osvaldo Anacleto, Elizabeth Janet Glass, John Arthur Woolliams, Andrea Doeschl-Wilson, Georgios Banos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis
resistance
susceptibility
epidemiological model
genetic selection
prevalence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00237/full

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