Detection and confirmation of a major QTL affecting resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar)

Developments in Biologicals

Volumn 132, Issue , 2008, Pages 199-204

  Houston, R D ^a,d   Gheyas, A ^a,b   Hamilton, A ^b   Guy, D R ^b   Tinch, A E ^b   Taggart, J B ^c   McAndrew, B J ^d   Haley, C S ^a   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Landcatch Natural Selection Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Disease resistance; Marker assisted selection; QTL; Recombination

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249116082     PISSN: 14246074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000317160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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