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Genetics, environment and bovine respiratory disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2009

Gary Snowder
Gary Snowder*
Affiliation:
National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense, 200 Discovery Drive, College Station, TX 77843-2129, USA
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E-mail: GDSnowder@ag.tamu.edu
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Abstract

The heritability estimates for resistance and/or susceptibility to bovine respiratory disease (BRD) are small, suggesting response to direct selection will be slow. The number of mammalian genetic markers associated with resistance to specific pathogens or improved immunity is increasing and will provide additional information for developing selection criteria for producing animals with an innate resistance to BRD. Environmental and management factors play significant roles in the prevalence of BRD and must be considered in a holistic approach to reducing BRD. Although no single solution for preventing BRD is likely to be discovered in the immediate future, the long-term outlook appears very promising.

Keywords

cattleheritabilityinnateselectionstress
Type
Review Article
Information
Animal Health Research Reviews , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , December 2009 , pp. 117 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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