Whole genome analysis of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in Angus cattle using Bayesian threshold models

Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), also known as pinkeye, is characterized by damage to the cornea and is an economically important, lowly heritable, categorical disease trait in beef cattle. Scores of eye damage were collected at weaning on 858 Angus cattle. SNP genotypes for each animal...

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Main Authors: Kizilkaya, Kadir, Tait, Richard G, Garrick, Dorian J, Fernando, Rohan L, Reecy, James M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108217/