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Table 4 Estimates of genetic correlations 1 for susceptibility to bTB infection between environments of differing disease prevalence

From: Variance components for susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy and beef cattle

 

Very low

Low

High

Low

0.86 (0.043)

  

High

0.65 (0.114)

0.84 (0.133)

 

Very high

0.08 (0.107)

0.06 (0.147)

0.31(0.253)

  1. Very low (<0.25), low (0.25 to 0.5), high (0.5 to 0.75) and very high (>0.75) bTB prevalence; all genetic correlations differed (P <0.05) from 1.
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Genetics Selection Evolution

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