Genome-wide scan for commons SNPs affecting bovine leukemia virus infection level in dairy cattle

Abstract Background Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection is omnipresent in dairy herds causing direct economic losses due to trade restrictions and lymphosarcoma-related deaths. Milk production drops and increase in the culling rate are also relevant and usually neglected. The BLV provirus persists...

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Main Authors: Hugo A. Carignano, Dana L. Roldan, María J. Beribe, María A. Raschia, Ariel Amadio, Juan P. Nani, Gerónimo Gutierrez, Irene Alvarez, Karina Trono, Mario A. Poli, Marcos M. Miretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4523-2