A model to estimate effects of SNPs on host susceptibility and infectivity for an endemic infectious disease

Abstract Background Infectious diseases in farm animals affect animal health, decrease animal welfare and can affect human health. Selection and breeding of host individuals with desirable traits regarding infectious diseases can help to fight disease transmission, which is affected by two types of...

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Main Authors: Floor Biemans, Mart C. M. de Jong, Piter Bijma
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-017-0327-0