Frequencies of PrP genotypes in 38 breeds of sheep sampled in the National Scrapie Plan for Great Britain

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 433-437

  Eglin, R D ^a   Warner, R ^b   Gubbins, S ^a,c   Sivam, S K ^a   Dawson, M ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCRAPIE; SHEEP DISEASE; SHEEP FARMING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 17544367314     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.14.433     Document Type: Article

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