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The genetic basis of natural antibody titersof young healthy pigs and relationshipswith disease resilience
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Chen, Yulu, Tibbs Cortes, Laura E., Ashley, Carolyn, Putz, Austin M., Lim, Kyu-Sang, Dyck, Michael K., Fortin, Frederic, Plastow, Graham S., Dekkers, Jack C. M., Harding, John C. S., PigGen Canada
Background Disease resilience is the ability to maintain performance under pathogen exposure but is difficult to select for because breeding populations are raised under high health. Selection for resilience requires a trait that is heritable, easy to measure on healthy animals, and genetically...