The biology of Theileria parva and control of East Coast fever–current status and future trends

V Nene, H Kiara, A Lacasta, R Pelle, N Svitek… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tremendous progress has been made over the last ten years on East Coast fever (ECF)
research. Publication of a reference genome sequence of Theileria parva, the causative …

Unlocking the bovine genome

RL Tellam, DG Lemay, CP Van Tassell, HA Lewin… - BMC genomics, 2009 - Springer
The draft genome sequence of cattle (Bos taurus) has now been analyzed by the Bovine
Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium and the Bovine HapMap Consortium, which …

The cattle genome reveals its secrets

DW Burt - Journal of biology, 2009 - Springer
The domesticated cow is the latest farm animal to have its genome sequenced and
deciphered. The members of the Bovine Genome Consortium have published a series of …

Copy number and selection of MHC genes in ruminants are related to habitat, average life span and diet

K He, C Liang, S Ma, H Liu, Y Zhu - Gene, 2024 - Elsevier
The ruminants, as the main group of livestock, have been extensively studied in terms of
their physiology, endocrinology, biochemistry, genetics, and nutrition. Despite the wide …

Adaptive selection signatures in river buffalo with emphasis on immune and major histocompatibility complex genes

Y Ren, C MacPhillamy, TH To, TPL Smith, JL Williams… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
River buffalo is an agriculturally important species with many traits, such as disease
tolerance, which promote its use worldwide. Highly contiguous genome assemblies of the …

Low Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I (MHC I) Variation in the European Bison (Bison bonasus)

W Babik, A Kawałko, JM Wójcik, J Radwan - Journal of heredity, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Variation in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I of the European bison was
characterized in a sample of 99 individuals using both classical cloning/Sanger sequencing …

Association of transfer RNA fragments in white blood cells with antibody response to bovine leukemia virus in holstein cattle

TM Taxis, ME Kehrli Jr, R D'Orey-Branco… - Frontiers in genetics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) affects cattle health and productivity worldwide, causing
abnormal immune function and immunosuppression. Transfer RNA fragments (tRFs) are …

A comprehensive mapping of the structure and gene organisation in the sheep MHC class I region

N Siva Subramaniam, EF Morgan, JD Wetherall… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a chromosomal region that
regulates immune responsiveness in vertebrates. This region is one of the most important for …

Assignment of chromosomal locations for unassigned SNPs/scaffolds based on pair-wise linkage disequilibrium estimates

MS Khatkar, M Hobbs, M Neuditschko, J Sölkner… - BMC …, 2010 - Springer
Background Recent developments of high-density SNP chips across a number of species
require accurate genetic maps. Despite rapid advances in genome sequence assembly and …

Organization of the Addax major histocompatibility complex provides insights into ruminant evolution

C Li, R Huang, F Nie, J Li, W Zhu, X Shi, Y Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ruminants are critical as prey in transferring solar energy fixed by plants into carnivorous
species, yet the genetic signature of the driving forces leading to the evolutionary success of …