A genetic epidemiological model to describe resistance to an endemic bacterial disease in livestock: application to footrot in sheep

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Selection for resistance to an infectious disease not only improves resistance of animals, but also has the potential to reduce the pathogen challenge to contemporaries, especially when the population under selection is the main reservoir of pathogens. A model wa...

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Main Authors: Conington Joanne, Nieuwhof Gert, Bishop Stephen C
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/41/1/19