What is it about?
The TLR4 gene produces a protein that is typically involved in immune response, but here we reveal that variation in the gene is associated with variation in milk production in cattle.
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Why is it important?
As the global population's appetite for cows milk grows, we need to find ways of improving productivity in milk production systems. This association would lay the foundation for such an improvement.
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This page is a summary of: Variation in the Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) gene affects milk traits in dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Research, November 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0022029917000711.
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