Association between alleles of the ovine major histocompatibility complex and resistance to footrot

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-287

  Escayg, A P ^a   Hickford, J G H ^b   Bullock, D W ^c  

^a Centre for Molecular Biology   (New Zealand)

^b Animal and Veterinary Sciences Group   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; FOOT ROT; GENE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BACTEROIDES; FOOT ROT; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; SHEEP;

EID: 0031264425     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(97)90035-7     Document Type: Article

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