Analysis of relationship between bovine lymphocyte antigen DRB3.2 alleles, somatic cell count and milk traits in Iranian holstein p

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 296-303

  Pashmi, M ^a   Qanbari, S ^b,c,e   Ghorashi, S A ^d   Sharifi, A R ^c   Simianer, H ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZANJAN   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^e Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

BoLA DRB3.2; Holstein cattle; Milk traits; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

BOLA DRB3 ANTIGEN; BOLA-DRB3 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; IRAN; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MILK; PROBABILITY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; IRAN; LYMPHOCYTES; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PROBABILITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 68249161103     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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