Association between PrP genotypes and performance traits in a Welsh Mountain flock
The UK national scrapie plan (NSP) for sheep is based on selection for the resistant ARR/ARR genotype and elimination of susceptible types of the ovine prion protein (PrP) gene. The aim of this study was to estimate the possible association of the PrP genotype and performance traits by using data fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002747 |