Current understanding of PrnP Genetics: A tool for Molecular Assisted Selection in Sheep Populations (A review)

Scrapie is a neurodegenerative prion disease of sheep, goats and mouflons, belonging to the group of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), which affects humans as well. Even though classical scrapie has been known for over 250 years, the 1985 BSE crisis related to the advent of new forms...

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Main Authors: Viorica Cosier, Stelian Daraban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AcademicPres 2016-04-01
Series:Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Animal Science and Biotechnologies
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Online Access:http://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/zootehnie/article/view/11976