Bias, accuracy and impact of indirect genetic effects in infectious diseases

Bias, accuracy and impact of indirect genetic effects in infectious diseases

Selection for improved host response to infectious disease offers a desirable alternative to chemical treatment but has proven difficult in practice, due to low heritability estimates of disease traits. Disease data from field studies is often binary, indicating whether an individual has become infe...

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Main Authors: Debby eLipschutz-Powell, John A Woolliams, Piter eBijma, Ricardo ePong-Wong, Mairead L Bermingham, Andrea B Doeschl-Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Breeding
Social Interactions
Infectious Disease
indirect genetic effects
Associative effects
Infectivity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2012.00215/full

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