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  • 1Animal Genomics Improvement Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.

The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Food Animal Practice
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