Genetic parameters of resistance to pasteurellosis using novel response traits in rabbits

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Authors

Merina Shrestha · École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse

Hervé Garreau · École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse

Elodie Balmisse · Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement

Bertrand Bed’Hom · AgroParisTech

Ingrid David · École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse

Édouard Guitton · Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement

Abstract

Disease response traits are heritable and are highly correlated with each other, but do not show any significant genetic correlations with commercial selection traits. Thus, the prevalence of pasteurellosis could be decreased by selecting more resistant rabbits on any one of the disease response traits with a limited impact on the selection traits, which would allow implementation of a breeding program to improve resistance to pasteurellosis in rabbits.

Topics & Keywords

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Microbial infections and disease research Plant and fungal interactions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Responsible consumption and production

Publication Details

Published in: Genetics Selection Evolution

Volume 52, Issue 1, pp. 34-34

DOI: 10.1186/s12711-020-00552-8

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