Two single nucleotide polymorphisms sites in α1-AT gene and their association with somatic cell score in Chinese Holstein cows
Abstract Background Alpha 1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) may affect the susceptibility of mastitis in dairy cattle for its possible role in the protection of lactoferrin from proteolytic degradation in the mammary. Milk somatic cell score (SCS) is a logarithmic transformation of the milk somatic cell count w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2017-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Biological Research - Thessaloniki |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40709-017-0065-z |