Eradication of scrapie with selective breeding: Are we nearly there?

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Melchior, Marielle B ^a   Windig, Jack J ^a   Hagenaars, Thomas J ^a   Bossers, Alex ^a   Davidse, Aart ^a   van Zijderveld, Fred G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955502828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-24     Document Type: Article

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