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Effect of complement component 5 polymorphisms on mastitis resistance in Egyptian buffalo and cattle.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Aug 2018
El-Halawany Nermin, Shawky Abd-El-Monsif A, Al-Tohamy Ahmed F M, Abdel-Latif Magdy A, Abdel-Shafy Hamdy, Ghazi Yasser A, Neuhoff Christiane, Schellander Karl
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Mastitis is one of the costliest diseases affecting the world's dairy industry. The important contribution of complement Component 5 (C5) to phagocytosis, which plays a major role in the defence of the bovine mammary gland against infection, makes this component of innate immunity a potential contributor in defending udder against mastitis. The objectives of this study were to sequence and analyse the whole...
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