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Polymorphisms of the Toll-Like Receptor 2 of Goats (Capra hircus) may be Associated with Somatic Cell Count in Milk.
Animal biotechnology - 3 Apr 2017
Ruiz-Rodriguez Christina T, Brandt Jessica R, Oliverio Ryan, Ishida Yasuko, Guedj Noa, Garrett Edgar F, Kahila Bar-Gal Gila, Nikolaidis Nikolas, Cardoso Felipe C, Roca Alfred L
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) plays an important role in recognition by the innate immune system of Gram-positive bacteria. As Gram-positive bacteria cause mastitis, we examined variations in the region of the TLR2 gene that codes for the extracellular domain. Samples of forty goats from a single dairy herd were collected, half with low SCC (≤200,000 cells/mL), and half with higher SCC. Two synonymous single...
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