Modelling farm animal diseases 27 sc bishop and g gettinby 3 the immune system 47 mj doenhoff 4 the major histocompatibility complex and its role in disease resistance and immune responsiveness 73 mf rothschild l skow and sj lamont 5 rodent models of genetic resistance to parasitic infections 107 d wakelin part ii parasites and vectors 127 6 genetics of helminth resistance 129 . Breeding for disease resistance in farm animals amazonde stephen c bishop roger f e axford frank w nicholas fremdsprachige bucher. Addressing principles associated with breeding animals for enhanced health and resistance to specific diseases this new edition provides an updated review of the field and is illustrated with examples covering many diseases of importance to livestock production across all major livestock species authored by experts in the field the book covers techniques and approaches viruses. Breeding for disease resistance in farm animals the 1st edition of this book published in 1991 was based on the papers given at a symposium the new edition of this multiauthor volume however has been specially commissioned and is not based on symposium papers