Exploring Phenotypes for Disease Resilience in Pigs Using Complete Blood Count Data From a Natural Disease Challenge Model

Disease resilience is a valuable trait to help manage infectious diseases in livestock. It is anticipated that improved disease resilience will sustainably increase production efficiency, as resilient animals maintain their performance in the face of infection. The objective of this study was to ide...

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Main Authors: Xuechun Bai, Austin M. Putz, Zhiquan Wang, Frédéric Fortin, John C. S. Harding, Michael K. Dyck, Jack C. M. Dekkers, Catherine J. Field, Graham S. Plastow, PigGen Canada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00216/full