Variance components for susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy and beef cattle

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Richardson, Ian W ^a,b   Bradley, Dan G ^a   Higgins, Isabella M ^c   More, Simon J ^c   Jennifer, McClure ^d   Berry, Donagh P ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; DATA SET; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; LIVESTOCK; THRESHOLD; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

IRELAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; IRELAND; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; IRELAND; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 84920807152     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-014-0077-1     Document Type: Article

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