Lack of evidence for an association between MHC diversity and the development of bovine neonatal pancytopenia in Holstein dairy cattle

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 128-132

  Ballingall, K T ^a   Nath, M ^b   Holliman, A ^c   Laming, E ^a   Steele, P ^a   Willoughby, K ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BIOSS)   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine neonatal pancytopenia; Cattle; Disease; MHC

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PANCYTOPENIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PANCYTOPENIA;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 79953651941     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

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