Disease resistance: Host genetics can impact ASFv

Selection for disease resistance has long been considered a promising way to reduce disease prevalence. With the use of genetic markers, susceptible or resistant animals can be identified and a disease-resistant herd could be established. Could that pathway also work to contain African Swine Fever virus (ASFv)? As is well-known, ASF impact depends on the virus virulence, the infectious dose and the infection route. On average, clinically recovered animals can continue to shed the virus for six