Whole blood transcriptomic analysis of beef cattle at arrival identifies potential predictive molecules and mechanisms that indicate animals that naturally resist bovine respiratory disease

• Matthew A. Scott ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mas1052@msstate.edu

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-7181

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• Amelia R. Woolums,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

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• Cyprianna E. Swiderski,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

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• Andy D. Perkins,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3583-1010

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• Bindu Nanduri,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

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• David R. Smith,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

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• Brandi B. Karisch,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

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• William B. Epperson,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

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• John R. Blanton Jr.

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States of America

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