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Genetic aspects of resistance to footrot in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

G.J. Nieuwhof ,
J. Conington ,
L. Bünger  and
S.C. Bishop
G.J. Nieuwhof*
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission / Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
J. Conington
Affiliation:
SAC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
L. Bünger
Affiliation:
SAC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
S.C. Bishop
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Roslin, United Kingdom
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Footrot is an endemic disease of sheep, costing the British sheep industry an estimated £24M annually (Nieuwhof and Bishop, 2005). Estimates for the heritability of footrot in Australian data are as high as 0.3 (Raadsma et al., 1994), but this may differ in Britain because of different bacterial strains, sheep breeds and environmental conditions. The aim of this study is to determine the heritability and repeatability of resistance to footrot in Scottish Blackface (SBF) and mule sheep at different ages, and to assess if breeding for resistance to footrot is a credible option for British sheep breeders.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 106
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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