A genome wide association scan of bovine tuberculosis susceptibility in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle.

BACKGROUND: Bovine tuberculosis is a significant veterinary and financial problem in many parts of the world. Although many factors influence infection and progression of the disease, there is a host genetic component and dissection of this may enlighten on the wider biology of host response to tube...

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Main Authors: Emma K Finlay, Donagh P Berry, Brian Wickham, Eamonn P Gormley, Daniel G Bradley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3280253?pdf=render