Associations of the bovine major histocompatibility complex DRB3 (BoLA-DRB3) alleles with occurrence of disease and milk somatic cell score in Canadian dairy cattle.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.00318.x

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Associations of the bovine major histocompatibility complex DRB3 (BoLA-DRB3) alleles with occurrence of disease and milk somatic cell score in Canadian dairy cattle.

Animal genetics - 1 Jun 1998

Sharif S, Mallard B A, Wilkie B N, Sargeant J M, Scott H M, Dekkers J C, Leslie K E

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Potential associations were investigated between bovine leucocyte antigen (BoLA) alleles and occurrence of disease. Cows (Holstein n = 835; Jersey n = 66) were examined for polymorphisms of the second exon of the BoLA-DRB3 gene, using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), followed by digestion of...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Canada
Cattle
Female
HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DRB3 Chains
Lactation
Mastitis, Bovine
Milk
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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