Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting gastrointestinal parasite resistance in an experimental Angus population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-121

  Kim, Eui Soo ^a   Sonstegard, Tad S ^a   Silva, Marcos Vinicius G B ^a,b   Gasbarre, Louis C ^a   Van Tassell, Curtis P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

bovine; fecal egg count; gastrointestinal nematodes; quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHROMOSOME MAP; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETICS; INTESTINE INFECTION; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84892446468     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/age.12101     Document Type: Article

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