Tick resistance and the major histocompatibility system.
199 3/4 Brahman 1/4 Shorthorn cattle, whose resistance to the cattle tick Boophilus microplus had been determined by clinical trial, were tested for 19 bovine lymphocyte antigens. Of eleven antigens detected at a frequency greater than 5%, two were found to be associated with tick resistance and a third was associated with susceptibility to ticks. However, none of these antigens accounts for more than 2.1% of the variance, indicating that these associations are not strong.
D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D008297:Male; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*
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