Polymorphisms in the bovine lactoferrin promoter are associated with reproductive performance and somatic cell count

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1253-1259

  O'Halloran, F ^a   Berry, D P ^b   Bahar, B ^c   Howard, D J ^d   Sweeney, T ^c   Giblin, L ^a  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Holstein; Lactoferrin; Polymorphism; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; MILK; PROMOTER REGION; REPRODUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; LACTOFERRIN; MALE; MILK; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION;

BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 77949282443     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2699     Document Type: Article

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