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Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the bovine Toll-like receptor 1 gene and association with health traits in cattle.
Veterinary research - 14 Mar 2012
Russell Christopher D, Widdison Stephanie, Leigh James A, Coffey Tracey J
Abstract excerpt
Bovine mastitis remains the most common and costly disease of dairy cattle worldwide. A complementary control measure to herd hygiene and vaccine development would be to selectively breed cattle with greater resistance to mammary infection. Toll-like receptor 1 (TLR1) has an integral role for the initiation and regulation of the immune response to microbial pathogens, and has been linked to numerous inflammatory...
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