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Analysis of key molecules of the innate immune system in mammary epithelial cells isolated from marker-assisted and conventionally selected cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2009
Griesbeck-Zilch B, Osman M, Kühn Ch, Schwerin M, Bruckmaier R H, Pfaffl M W, Hammerle-Fickinger A, Meyer H H D, Wellnitz O
Abstract excerpt
Mastitis is the most prevalent infectious disease in dairy herds. Breeding programs considering mastitis susceptibility were adopted as approaches to improve udder health status. In recent decades, conventional selection criteria based on phenotypic characteristics such as somatic cell score in milk have been widely used to select animals. Recently, approaches to incorporate molecular information have become...
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