Frequencies and Effects of Alternative DRB3.2 Alleles of Bovine Lymphocyte Antigen for Holsteins in Milk Selection and Control Lines

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3411-3419

  Starkenburg, R J ^a,c   Hansen, L B ^a   Kehrli Jr , M E ^b   Chester Jones, H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c GENUS PLC   (United States)

^d Southern Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine lymphocyte antigen; Genetics; Milk yield; Somatic cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

HLA DR ANTIGEN; LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; UDDER;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 0031298842     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76316-1     Document Type: Article

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