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From: A genomics-informed, SNP association study reveals FBLN1 and FABP4 as contributing to resistance to fleece rot in Australian Merino sheep

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The distribution of residual fleece rot scores determined in three flocks of sheep: A) Armidale Mapping Flock; B) Trangie Susceptible Line; C) Trangie Resistant Line. For each flock the pre-wetting (left panels), post-wetting (middle panels) and difference between pre-wet and post-wet scores are presented (right panels). At each data collection time the sheep were scored using the conventional 0 to 5 scoring system. For each animal this score was then converted to a residual fleece rot score, by subtracting a correction factor that accounts for significant environmental and polygenetic effects. For example, if the original fleece rot score was 1 but the correction value for that animal was 3 the residual fleece rot score would be (1-3) or -2. Hence, the spread of residual scores does not fall within the original 0 to 5 range, but instead is scattered around zero.

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