Expression of innate resistance factors in mammary secretion from periparturient dairy heifers and their association with subsequent infection status

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Expression of innate resistance factors in mammary secretion from periparturient dairy heifers and their association with subsequent infection status

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University of Waikato

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Mastitis in dairy heifers in the peripartum period is a common and costly problem for producers, and mammary innate resistance is of key importance in defense of the gland from bacterial invasion. A prospective observational study was undertaken in 97 dairy heifers to measure associations between expression of eight innate resistance factors in mammary secretions collected from the same animals within 14 days prior to calving and at calving, and intramammary infection (IMI) status at calving,...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2008

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Compton, Chris W.R. / Cursons, Raymond T. / Barnett, Catherine Margaret Eleanor / McDougall, Scott

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8334

Related subjects

bovine / mastitis / heifer / gene expression / innate resistance / cytokine / chemokine / defensin / acute phase protein

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