Effect of mucin 4 allele on susceptibility to experimental infection with enterotoxigenic F4 Escherichia coli in pigs fed experimental diets

Abstract Background This study investigated the validity of the DNA-marker based test to determine susceptibility to ETEC-F4 diarrhoea by comparing the results of two DNA sequencing techniques in weaner pigs following experimental infection with F4 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC-F4). The eff...

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Main Authors: Samantha O. Sterndale, Danica J. Evans, Josephine P. Mansfield, Julie Clarke, Shafi Sahibzada, Sam Abraham, Mark O’Dea, David W. Miller, Jae Cheol Kim, John R. Pluske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
F4
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0366-1