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Assessment of biodiversity in Chilean cattle using the distribution of major histocompatibility complex class II BoLA-DRB3 allele.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2015
Takeshima S-N, Miyasaka T, Matsumoto Y, Xue G, Diaz V de la Barra, Rogberg-Muñoz A, Giovambattista G, Ortiz M, Oltra J, Kanemaki M, Onuma M, Aida Y
Abstract excerpt
Bovine leukocyte antigens (BoLAs) are used extensively as markers for bovine disease and immunological traits. In this study, we estimated BoLA-DRB3 allele frequencies using 888 cattle from 10 groups, including seven cattle breeds and three crossbreeds: 99 Red Angus, 100 Black Angus, 81 Chilean Wagyu, 49 Hereford, 95 Hereford × Angus, 71 Hereford × Jersey, 20 Hereford × Overo Colorado, 113 Holstein, 136 Overo...
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