The major histocompatibility complex in bovines: a review

JD Behl, NK Verma, N Tyagi, P Mishra… - International …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Productivity in dairy cattle and buffaloes depends on the genetic factors governing the
production of milk and milk constituents as well as genetic factors controlling disease …

Identification of bovine leukocyte antigen class II haplotypes associated with variations in bovine leukemia virus proviral load in Japanese Black cattle

T Miyasaka, S Takeshima, M Jimba… - Tissue …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the etiological agent of enzootic bovine leukosis, which is the
most common neoplastic disease of cattle. Bovine leukocyte antigen (BoLA) is strongly …

Distribution of BoLA-DRB3 allelic frequencies and identification of a new allele in the Iranian cattle breed Sistani (Bos indicus)

A Mohammadi, MR Nassiry, J Mosafer… - Russian journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The distribution of the frequencies of BoLA-DRB3 gene alleles in the Iranian cattle breed
Sistani was studied by the PCR-RFLP (“hemi-nested”) assay using restriction …

Analysis and frequency of bovine lymphocyte antigen (BoLA-DRB3) alleles in Iranian Holstein cattle

MR Nassiry, F Eftekhar Shahroodi, J Mosafer… - Russian Journal of …, 2005 - Springer
The bovine lymphocyte antigen (BoLA-DRB3) gene encodes cell surface glycoproteins that
initiate immune response by presenting processed antigenic peptides to CD4 T helper cells …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide Association Studies for milk somatic cell score in Romanian dairy cattle

DE Ilie, AE Mizeranschi, CV Mihali, RI Neamț… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mastitis is one of the most frequently encountered diseases in dairy cattle, negatively
affecting animal welfare and milk production. For this reason, contributions to understanding …

[PDF][PDF] Major histocompatibility complex polymorphism and mastitis resistance-a review

KGA Hameed, G Sender, M Mayntz - Anim Sci Pap Reports, 2006 - researchgate.net
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes encode essential molecules for self/altered-
self/non-self discrimination in the interaction of the organism with its environment. The …

The diversity of bovine MHC class II DRB3 genes in Japanese Black, Japanese Shorthorn, Jersey and Holstein cattle in Japan

S Takeshima, N Saitou, M Morita, H Inoko, Y Aida - Gene, 2003 - Elsevier
We sequenced exon 2 of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DRB3 gene
from 471 individuals in four different Japanese populations of cattle (201 Japanese Black …

Characterization of DRB3 alleles in the MHC of Japanese Shorthorn Cattle by polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing

S Takeshima, Y Nakai, M Ohta, Y Aida - Journal of Dairy Science, 2002 - Elsevier
A study was made of exon 2 of the bovine leukocyte antigen BoLA-DRB3 gene of 176
Japanese Shorthorn cattle at six farms in Japan using polymerase chain reaction-sequence …

The diversity of bovine MHC class II DRB3 and DQA1 alleles in different herds of Japanese Black and Holstein cattle in Japan

T Miyasaka, S Takeshima, Y Matsumoto, N Kobayashi… - Gene, 2011 - Elsevier
In cattle, bovine leukocyte antigens (BoLAs) have been extensively used as markers for
bovine diseases and immunological traits. In this study, we sequenced alleles of the BoLA …

Polymorphism of the BoLA-DRB3 gene in the Mongolian, Kalmyk, and Yakut cattle breeds

MN Ruzina, TA Shtyfurko, MR Mohammadabadi… - Russian journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Polymorphism of the BoLA-DRB3 gene was studied with the use of the PCR-RFLP
technique in three cattle breeds (Mongolian, Kalmyk, and Yakut) representing the Bos taurus …