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The polymorphism in the beta4-defensin gene and its association with production and somatic cell count in Holstein-Friesian cows.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Jun 2007
Bagnicka E, Strzałkowska N, Flisikowski K, Szreder T, Jóźwik A, Prusak B, Krzyzewski J, Zwierzchowski L
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The aim of this study was to find a polymorphism of the bovine beta4-defensin gene and search for its association with milk yield and composition and with the somatic cell count in milk. The data were from the years 1999 to 2004 on 212 Holstein-Friesian (HF) dairy cows, descended from 70 sires. Based on the sequence of the bovine beta4-defensin gene (GenBank no. AF008307) the primers were designed for the...
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