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SUBMITTER: Noyes H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3107286 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Noyes Harry H Brass Andy A Obara Isaiah I Anderson Susan S Archibald Alan L AL Bradley Dan G DG Fisher Paul P Freeman Abigail A Gibson John J Gicheru Michael M Hall Laurence L Hanotte Olivier O Hulme Helen H McKeever Declan D Murray Caitriona C Oh Sung Jung SJ Tate Catriona C Smith Ken K Tapio Miika M Wambugu John J Williams Diana J DJ Agaba Morris M Kemp Stephen J SJ
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20110518 22
African bovine trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma sp., is a major constraint on cattle productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. Some African Bos taurus breeds are highly tolerant of infection, but the potentially more productive Bos indicus zebu breeds are much more susceptible. Zebu cattle are well adapted for plowing and haulage, and increasing their tolerance of trypanosomiasis could have a major impact on crop cultivation as well as dairy and beef production. We used three strategies to obtain ...[more]