A discrete-time epidemiological model to quantify selection for disease resistance

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 543-551

  Mackenzie, K ^a   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Epidemiology; Genetics; Pigs; R0

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033475475     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051390     Document Type: Article

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