Identification of MHC Alleles Associated with Disease Resistance/Susceptibility in Smallholder Cattle in Zambia
Keywords:
Major Histocompatibility Complex, Bovine Leukaemia Virus, Foot and Mouth Disease, Mastitis, Theileriosis
Abstract
The occurrence of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) alleles associated with resistance to Mastitis, Bovine Leukaemia Virus (BLV), Theileriosis, Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and susceptibility Dermatophilosis in African cattle is ill defined. The researchers used manual annotation to screen for five MHC alleles previously known to be associated with resistance/susceptibility to these diseases from a database of alleles sequenced from 846 cattle in Zambia. Overall, the researchers found twenty-eight (3.3%), twenty-one (2.6%), fifty-five (6.5%), and fifteen (1.8%) animals with resistance alleles to Mastitis, BLV, Theileriosis, FMD; and thirty-nine (4.6%) animals with susceptibility alleles to Dermatophilosis, respectively. This study provides the first evidence of resistance/susceptibility alleles in smallholder cattle in Zambia and the data could aid strategies for breeding cattle with enhanced resistance to disease in endemic countries.References
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Published
2021-05-11
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Silwamba I, Simuunza M, Nalubamba K, Ndebe J, Simulundu E, Mainda G, Muma J. Identification of MHC Alleles Associated with Disease Resistance/Susceptibility in Smallholder Cattle in Zambia. Journal of Agricultural and Biomedical Sciences [Internet]. 11May2021 [cited 6Jul.2025];5(1). Available from: https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/JABS/article/view/494
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