Genomic Analysis of IgG Antibody Response to Common Pathogens in Commercial Sows in Health-Challenged Herds

Losses due to infectious diseases are one of the main factors affecting productivity in the swine industry, motivating the investigation of disease resilience-related traits for genetic selection. However, these traits are not expected to be expressed in the nucleus herds, where selection is perform...

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Main Authors: Leticia P. Sanglard, PigGen Canada, Benny E. Mote, Philip Willson, John C. S. Harding, Graham S. Plastow, Jack C. M. Dekkers, Nick V. L. Serão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2020.593804/full