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Osteopontin: an early innate immune marker of Escherichia coli mastitis harbors genetic polymorphisms with possible links with resistance to mastitis.
BMC genomics - 18 Sept 2009
Alain Karin, Karrow Niel A, Thibault Catherine, St-Pierre Jessika, Lessard Martin, Bissonnette Nathalie
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BACKGROUND: Mastitis is the most important disease in dairy cows and it causes significant lost of profit to producers. Identification of the genes, and their variants, involved in innate immune responses is essential for the understanding of this inflammatory disease and to identify potential genetic markers for resistance to mastitis. The progeny of dairy cows would benefit from receiving favourable alleles...
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