Breeding for disease resistance in farm animals.
The third edition of this book contains chapters that discuss the immune system and the genetic aspects of breeding livestock and fishes for increased resistance against viral, prion, bacterial, parasitic, vector-borne and metabolic diseases.
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :
CABI,
2010.
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| Edition: | 3rd edition ; edited by Stephen C. Bishop, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK, Roger F.E. Axford, Formerly School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK, Frank W. Nicholas, Department of Animal Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia and John B. Owen, Formerly School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. |
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