Article
Bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency in Danish Holstein-Friesian cattle. I. PCR screening and allele frequency estimation.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 1 Jan 1993
Jørgensen C B, Agerholm J S, Pedersen J, Thomsen P D
Abstract excerpt
A screening program for bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD) in Danish Holstein-Friesian cattle has been initiated. During the first months 1611 animals were tested by a PCR based assay. Of these animals 1256, 346, and 8 were assigned normal, BLAD carriers, and BLAD affected animals, respe...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Antigens, CD
- Base Sequence
- CD11 Antigens
- CD18 Antigens
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- DNA
- DNA Primers
- Denmark
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome