Quantitative trait loci for resistance to trichostrongylid infection in Spanish Churra sheep
Open Access
- 28 October 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Genetics Selection Evolution
- Vol. 41 (1), 46
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-41-46
Abstract
For ruminants reared on grazing systems, gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasite infections represent the class of diseases with the greatest impact on animal health and productivity. Among the many possible strategies for controlling GIN infection, the enhancement of host resistance through the selection of resistant animals has been suggested by many authors. Because of the difficulty of routinely collecting phenotypic indicators of parasite resistance, information derived from molecular markers may be used to improve the efficiency of classical genetic breeding.This publication has 34 references indexed in Scilit:
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