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A triad of highly divergent polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR) haplotypes with major effect on IgA concentration in bovine milk.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Berry Sarah, Coppieters Wouter, Davis Stephen, Burrett Alayna, Thomas Natalie, Palmer David, Kelly Van, Obolonkin Vladimir, Sanders Kathryn, Spelman Richard, Georges Michel, Lehnert Klaus, Snell Russell
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine a genetic basis for IgA concentration in milk of Bos taurus. We used a Holstein-Friesian x Jersey F2 crossbred pedigree to undertake a genome-wide search for QTL influencing IgA concentration and yield in colostrum and milk. We identified a single genome-wid...
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