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Quantitative trait loci for internal nematode resistance in sheep: a review

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Title
Quantitative trait loci for internal nematode resistance in sheep: a review
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Genetics Selection Evolution, December 2005
DOI 10.1186/1297-9686-37-s1-s83
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Sonja Dominik

Abstract

Internal nematode resistance in sheep has a large impact on the economy of sheep industries. Selection for nematode resistance in sheep breeding schemes would help to reduce the direct and indirect cost of parasitism to these industries. However, this is not widely practiced because of the difficulty of measuring parasite resistance or correlated indirect selection criteria. The identification of genes or linked markers that have a significant association with the variance of indicator traits of internal nematode resistance in sheep would facilitate the inclusion of nematode resistance in sheep breeding operations. This review summarises findings reported in the literature of quantitative trait loci for internal nematode resistance in sheep. Issues relating to the analytical and phenotypic complexity of nematode resistance are discussed in the context of the findings of quantitative trait loci for nematode resistance published to date.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Zimbabwe 1 2%
Uruguay 1 2%
Australia 1 2%
Finland 1 2%
United Kingdom 1 2%
Unknown 44 90%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 9 18%
Student > Master 7 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 2%
Student > Bachelor 1 2%
Other 3 6%
Unknown 24 49%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 37%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 2%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 2%
Engineering 1 2%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 26 53%