Abstract
AbstractIn this study, we compared the effects of different bovine leukemia virus (BLV) strains and bovine lymphocyte antigen (BoLA)-DRB3 alleles in cattle with enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) aged either <3 years or ≥3 years. The frequency of infection with BLV belonging to group A or B-1 in cattle aged <3 years with EBL was significantly higher than that in cattle aged ≥3 years, regardless of which BoLA-DRB3 allele was present. This suggests that infection with group A or B-1 BLV contributes more strongly to the development of EBL in young cattle than the presence of early-EBL-onset susceptibility BoLA-DRB3 alleles.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London
Morinaga Service Association
Japan Association Livestock New Technology
Ito Foundation
Open access funding provided by The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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