Osteopontin: an early innate immune marker of <it>Escherichia coli </it>mastitis harbors genetic polymorphisms with possible links with resistance to mastitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mastitis is the most important disease in dairy cows and it causes significant lost of profit to producers. Identification of the genes, and their variants, involved in innate immune responses is essential for the understanding of th...

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Main Authors: St-Pierre Jessika, Thibault Catherine, Karrow Niel A, Alain Karin, Lessard Martin, Bissonnette Nathalie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/444