Association of BoLA-DRB3.2 alleles with tick (Boophilus microplus) resistance in cattle

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 513-524

  Martinez, M L ^a   Machado, M A ^a   Nascimento, C S ^b   Silva, M V G B ^a   Teodoro, R L ^a   Furlong, J ^a   Prata, M C A ^a   Campos, A L ^a   Guimaraes M F M ^a   Azevedo, A L S ^a   Pires, M F A ^a   Verneque, R S ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BoLA; Bovine; Candidate genes; Cattle; Molecular markers; Tick resistance

Indexed keywords

BOLA DRB3 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; INFESTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; TICK;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEASONS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 33748633487     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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