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Polymorphisms in bovine immune genes and their associations with somatic cell count and milk production in dairy cattle.
BMC genetics - 5 Nov 2010
Beecher Christine, Daly Mairead, Childs Stuart, Berry Donagh P, Magee David A, McCarthy Tommie V, Giblin Linda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mastitis, an inflammation of the mammary gland, is a major source of economic loss on dairy farms. The aim of this study was to quantify the associations between two previously identified polymorphisms in the bovine toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) genes and mammary health indictor traits in (a) 246 lactating dairy cow contemporaries representing five breeds from one...
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