Associations between the bovine major histocompatibility complex (BoLA) and milk production in Icelandic dairy cattle.

doi:10.1017/s0022029900029472

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Associations between the bovine major histocompatibility complex (BoLA) and milk production in Icelandic dairy cattle.

The Journal of dairy research - 1 Nov 1990

Simpson S P, Oddgeirsson O, Jonmundsson J V, Oliver R A

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Associations between BoLA type and milk production were investigated using information from 80 Icelandic cattle from four dairy farms in Iceland. The specificity w6 reduced milk, fat and protein yield. Although w6 has been shown to be associated with increased susceptibility to mastitis, there is...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Cattle
Disease Susceptibility
Epitopes
Female
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Iceland
Immunity, Innate
Lactation
Mastitis, Bovine

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