The primary agent of mastitis is a wide spectrum of bacterial strains; however, viral-related mastitis has also been reported. The MX dynamin-like GTPase 1 (MX1) gene has been demonstrated to confer positive antiviral responses to many viruses, and may be a suitable candidate gene for the study of...

Indian runner duck is one of the most fertile duck breeds. It became a boom in ecological agriculture because of a big affinity to hunt for snails. Specific shape of body and straight posture allow it to move fast. It has big instinct to hunt for backyard pests (snails, ants, flies, etc.) while not ...

A study was undertaken to compare the host response on single and trickle infections of H. contortus in Malpura lambs selected for either resistance or susceptibility to H. contortus. Twelve Malpura male lambs (6 each from resistant - R and susceptible - S lines; 9-12 months old) were used during...

Huge livestock population of India is under threat by a large number of endemic infectious (bacterial, viral, and parasitic) diseases. These diseases are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly in exotic and crossbred cattle. Beside morbidity and mortality, economic...

Haemonchus contortus is a blood sucking gastrointestinal (GI) parasite that causes heavy production losses in small ruminants due to their poor immune response and rapid development of anthelmentic resistance. Identifying genes involving in immune related pathways against GI nematode infection will ...

This study was designed to identify genetically resistant animals to gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections using microsatellite polymorphisms of Ovar-DRB1 gene in Iranian Ghezel sheep breed lambs. In the present study 120 male Ghezel lambs were at 4 to 6 months of age randomly selected from...

Shanghai white pig (Sus scrofa) has many outstanding economic traits, such as high prolific, high disease resistance, high resistance to crude feed and heterosis. Revealing the molecular genetic architechture of these complex traits is an important issue for genetic study. With the development of...

BACKGROUND: Indigenous chickens could serve as precious genetic resources that should be considered in conservation and breeding programs. The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) has a strong association to disease resistance/susceptibility, production and reproduction traits in chicken....

The present study was conducted on Sirohi and Barbari goat breeds to investigate the association of polymorphic variants with gastrointestinal nematode resistance in these goats. A total of 60 animals comprising 30 each of the two breeds selected randomly were included in the study. Genomic DNA...