The sustainability, feasibility and desirability of breeding livestock for disease resistance

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-7

  Stear, M J ^a   Bishop, S C ^b   Mallard, B A ^c   Raadsma, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL WELFARE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH; HERITABILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035188959     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.2001.0496     Document Type: Review

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