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  1. Article

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    Immune response of healthy horses to DNA constructs formulated with a cationic lipid transfection reagent

    Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) vaccines are used for experimental immunotherapy of equine melanoma. The injection of complexed linear DNA encoding interleukin (IL)-12/IL-18 induced partial tumour remission in a c...

    Christiane L. Schnabel, P. Steinig, M. Koy, H.-J. Schuberth in BMC Veterinary Research (2015)

  2. Article

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    Characterization of functional traits with focus on udder health in heifers with divergent paternally inherited haplotypes on BTA18

    A major challenge in modern medicine and animal husbandry is the issue of antimicrobial resistance. One approach to solving this potential medical hazard is the selection of farm animals with less susceptibili...

    A. Heimes, J. Brodhagen, R. Weikard, H. M. Hammon in BMC Veterinary Research (2019)

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    Correction to: Characterization of functional traits with focus on udder health in heifers with divergent paternally inherited haplotypes on BTA18

    The original article [1] contained an error whereby the captions to Figs 2 and 3 were mistakenly inverted; this has now been corrected.

    A. Heimes, J. Brodhagen, R. Weikard, H. M. Hammon in BMC Veterinary Research (2019)

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    In vivo model to study the impact of genetic variation on clinical outcome of mastitis in uniparous dairy cows

    In dairy herds, mastitis causes detrimental economic losses. Genetic selection offers a sustainable tool to select animals with reduced susceptibility towards postpartum diseases. Studying underlying mechanism...

    L. Rohmeier, W. Petzl, M. Koy, T. Eickhoff, A. Hülsebusch in BMC Veterinary Research (2020)