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Genetic evidence for susceptibility and resistance against scrapie in Indian sheep

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We thank the farmers and veterinary officers who participated in our scrapie field study and Director, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, India for the facilities provided for research.

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  1. National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Tabiji, Ajmer, 305 206, India

    SHARDA CHOUDHARY & GEETIKA JETHRA

  2. Indian council of Agricultural Research, PUSA, New Delhi, 110 114, India

    NEELAM GUPTA

  3. Escuela de Ingenieria en Alimentos, Biotecnologia y Agronomia, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Querétaro, 76130, México

    DIGPAL SINGH GOUR

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[Choudhary S., Gupta N., Jethra G. and Gour D. S. 2015 Genetic evidence for susceptibility and resistance against scrapie in Indian sheep. J. Genet. 94, xx–xx]

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CHOUDHARY, S., GUPTA, N., JETHRA, G. et al. Genetic evidence for susceptibility and resistance against scrapie in Indian sheep. J Genet 94, 129–133 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0496-y

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