Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting resistance to gastrointestinal parasites in a double backcross population of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep

Animal Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-71

  Silva, M V B ^a,b   Sonstegard, T S ^a   Hanotte, O ^c,d   Mugambi, J M ^c,e   Garcia, J F ^f,g   Nagda, S ^c   Gibson, J P ^c,h   Iraqi, F A ^c,i   McClintock, A E ^c   Kemp, S J ^c   Boettcher, P J ^g   Malek, M ^g   Van Tassell, C P ^a   Baker, R L ^c,j  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e Veterinary Research Centre KARI   (Kenya)

^f SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^g INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

ⁱ TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^j NONE   (New Zealand)

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Author keywords

East Africa; gastrointestinal parasites; marker assisted selection; quantitative trait loci; sheep

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84855647436     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02202.x     Document Type: Article

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