Tuberculosis is an ancient human disease, estimated to have originated and evolved over
thousands of years alongside modern human populations. Despite considerable advances …

Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in mediating the immune response against
various microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi, in innate and adaptive …

Recent evidence suggests that several cattle breeds may be more resistant to infection with
the zoonotic pathogen Mycobacterium bovis. Our data presented here suggests that the …

The bovine genes TLR1, TLR2 and TLR6, which encode Toll-like receptors, key
components of the innate immune system, were screened for polymorphisms in Czech Red …

Hybrid resequencing of the antibacterial innate immune genes coding for toll-like receptors,
namely TLR1, TLR2, TLR4, TLR5, and TLR6, using HiSeq and PacBio technologies of …

Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the cause of Johne's disease (JD) in a
wide range of domestic and wild ruminants. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in …

A production herd of Czech Simmental cattle (Czech Red Pied, CRP), the conserved
subpopulation of this breed, and the ancient local breed Czech Red cattle (CR) were …

This study aims to reveal the genotypic structure of four cattle breeds; Holstein (HS), Turkish
Grey Steppe (TGS), Anatolian Black (AB) and East Anatolian Red (EAR), raised in Turkey in …

Aim: The study aimed to identify fatty acid synthase (FASN), LOC514211, and fat mass and
obesity-associated (FTO) gene polymorphisms and to investigate their associations with milk …

Ovine Johne's disease (OJD) is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
(MAP) and carries a potential zoonotic risk for humans. Selective breeding strategies for …