PrP genotype and lamb birth weight in a scrapie-free environment: Is there an association?

Livestock Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 120-128

  Tongue, Sue C ^a   Pfeiffer, Dirk U ^b   Heasman, Lindsay ^c   Simmons, Hugh ^a   Ryder, Stephen J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lamb birth weight; Prion protein genotype; Scrapie; Selection; Survival

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33750488165     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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