Bovine tuberculosis: The genetic basis of host susceptibility

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1695, 2010, Pages 2737-2745

  Allen, A R ^a   Minozzi, G ^b   Glass, E J ^c   Skuce, R A ^a   McDowell, S W J ^a   Woolliams, J A ^c   Bishop, S C ^c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Genetic variation; Resistance; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; CULLING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SPREAD; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; VACCINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77956921280     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0830     Document Type: Article

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