Association of BoLA-DRB3 alleles with mastitis resistance and susceptibility in Japanese Holstein cows

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 359-366

  Yoshida, Tatsuyuki ^a   Furuta, Hiroki ^a   Kondo, Yasuko ^b   Mukoyama, Harutaka ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chiba PFAMAA   (Japan)

Author keywords

BoLA DRB3; Mastitis; Milk somatic cell count; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

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

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; JAPAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; JAPAN; MASTITIS, BOVINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860885659     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2011.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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