Single nucleotide polymorphisms in bovine chemokine and toll-like receptors : impacts on disease susceptibility and productivity in dairy cattle

Bovine mastitis is recognised worldwide as the most important and costly disease affecting dairy cattle. The reduction of herd mastitis rates is crucially needed to improve animal welfare and profitability, and lessen the reliance on antibiotics. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genes t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell, Christopher David
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13201/