The use of DNA markers to define the genetic makeup (genotype) and predict the
performance of an animal is a powerful aid to animal breeding. One strategy is known as …

Selective breeding for disease resistance utilises proven animal breeding methods to
improve animal health, welfare and productivity. Unsurprisingly, it is receiving more and …

Natural scrapie in a closed flock of South Country Cheviot sheep has resulted in 45 deaths
between 1986 and 1995. Of these cases, 35 sheep have been analysed for disease-linked …

A potential control strategy for nematode infection in sheep is the implementation of a
breeding programme to select for genes associated with resistance. The Texel breed is …

A genome linkage scan was carried out using a resource flock of 1029 sheep in six half‐sib
families. The families were offspring of sires derived by crossing divergent lines of sheep …

In dairy goats, the use of eCG as a convenient hormone for the induction of ovulation is
necessary for out-of-season breeding and artificial insemination. However, repeated eCG …

Gastrointestinal nematodes infect sheep grazing contaminated pastures. Traditionally, these
have been controlled with anthelmintic drenching. The selection of animals resistant to …

Genetic markers for sheep resistance to gastrointestinal parasites have long been sought by
the livestock industry as a way to select more resistant individuals and to help farmers …

During a previous investigation an association was found between major histocompatibility
complex (MHC)-DRB1 alleles and faecal egg counts following natural infection …

Efforts to curb production losses caused by nematode parasitism in sheep have led to the
development of a number of control methods to complement or replace anthelmintics. The …