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Breed differences in the distribution of BoLA‐A locus antigens in American cattle
Author(s) -
STEAR M. J.,
POKORNY T. S.,
MUGGLI N. E.,
STONE R. T.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1988.tb00802.x
Subject(s) - breed , biology , allele , locus (genetics) , genetics , null allele , antigen , veterinary medicine , gene , medicine
Summary. A total of 627 cattle representing seven breeds from south central Nebraska, USA were tested for 37 BoLA antigens which behave as products of 37 distinct alleles of the class 1 BoLA‐A locus. Four antigens were absent from all breeds tested. The other antigens showed marked and statistically significant differences in breed distribution. There was no evidence for blank (null) alleles. The number of alleles in each breed ranged from 10 to 20. The Hereford and Simmental populations tested were less polymorphic than the Angus, Brown Swiss, Charolais, Gelbvieh and Limousin populations.