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Lactoferrin gene polymorphisms associated with clinical mastitis in Honduran Holstein inheritance cows.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Feb 2023
Moncada-Laínez M, Valladares-Medina P A, Castillo R, De la Rosa-Reyna X F, Sifuentes-Rincón A M, Moreno-Medina V R, Lara-Rivera A L, Parra-Bracamonte G M
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BACKGROUND: Lactoferrin (LTF) is an iron-binding glycoprotein found in milk and other exocrine secretion with antibacterial activity proposed as an alternative to mastitis treatment or prevention. LTF has been proposed as a candidate gene for mastitis resistance selection. The aim of this paper was to assess LTF promotor to explore variations with potential association to mastitis resistance in dairy cows from...
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