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Genetics of animal health and disease in cattle

Overview of attention for article published in Irish Veterinary Journal, March 2011
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Title
Genetics of animal health and disease in cattle
Published in
Irish Veterinary Journal, March 2011
DOI 10.1186/2046-0481-64-5
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Donagh P Berry, Mairead L Bermingham, Margaret Good, Simon J More

Abstract

There have been considerable recent advancements in animal breeding and genetics relevant to disease control in cattle, which can now be utilised as part of an overall programme for improved cattle health. This review summarises the contribution of genetic makeup to differences in resistance to many diseases affecting cattle. Significant genetic variation in susceptibility to disease does exist among cattle suggesting that genetic selection for improved resistance to disease will be fruitful. Deficiencies in accurately recorded data on individual animal susceptibility to disease are, however, currently hindering the inclusion of health and disease resistance traits in national breeding goals. Developments in 'omics' technologies, such as genomic selection, may help overcome some of the limitations of traditional breeding programmes and will be especially beneficial in breeding for lowly heritable disease traits that only manifest themselves following exposure to pathogens or environmental stressors in adulthood. However, access to large databases of phenotypes on health and disease will still be necessary. This review clearly shows that genetics make a significant contribution to the overall health and resistance to disease in cattle. Therefore, breeding programmes for improved animal health and disease resistance should be seen as an integral part of any overall national disease control strategy.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 1%
Indonesia 1 <1%
Uganda 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 179 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 37 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 32 17%
Researcher 28 15%
Student > Bachelor 25 14%
Student > Postgraduate 7 4%
Other 26 14%
Unknown 30 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 94 51%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 20 11%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 11 6%
Medicine and Dentistry 11 6%
Environmental Science 2 1%
Other 7 4%
Unknown 40 22%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 July 2013.
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#3,778,995
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#29
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#17,202
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Outputs of similar age from Irish Veterinary Journal
#1
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