Differences in innate and adaptive immune response traits of Pahari (Indian non-descript indigenous breed) and Jersey crossbred cattle

TY - JOUR

T1 - Differences in innate and adaptive immune response traits of Pahari (Indian non-descript indigenous breed) and Jersey crossbred cattle

AU - Verma, Subhash

AU - Thakur, Aneesh

AU - Katoch, Shailja

AU - Shekhar, Chander

AU - Wani, Aasim Habib

AU - Kumar, Sandeep

AU - Dohroo, Shweta

AU - Singh, Geetanjali

AU - Sharma, Mandeep

N1 - Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

PY - 2017/10

Y1 - 2017/10

N2 - Cattle are an integral part of the largely agrarian economy of India. Indigenous breeds of cattle comprise about 80% of total cattle population of the country and contribute significantly to the overall milk production. There are 40 recognized indigenous breeds of cattle and a number of uncharacterized non-descript cattle. Pahari cattle of Himachal Pradesh in Northern India are one such non-descript indigenous breed. Here we describe a comprehensive evaluation of haematobiochemical parameters and innate and adaptive immune response traits of Pahari cattle and a comparison with Jersey crossbred cattle. The study shows demonstrable differences in the two breeds with respect to some innate and adaptive immunological traits. This is a first attempt to characterize immune response traits of Pahari cattle and the results of the study provide an understanding of breed differences in immune status of cattle which could be useful for their breeding and conservations programs.

AB - Cattle are an integral part of the largely agrarian economy of India. Indigenous breeds of cattle comprise about 80% of total cattle population of the country and contribute significantly to the overall milk production. There are 40 recognized indigenous breeds of cattle and a number of uncharacterized non-descript cattle. Pahari cattle of Himachal Pradesh in Northern India are one such non-descript indigenous breed. Here we describe a comprehensive evaluation of haematobiochemical parameters and innate and adaptive immune response traits of Pahari cattle and a comparison with Jersey crossbred cattle. The study shows demonstrable differences in the two breeds with respect to some innate and adaptive immunological traits. This is a first attempt to characterize immune response traits of Pahari cattle and the results of the study provide an understanding of breed differences in immune status of cattle which could be useful for their breeding and conservations programs.

KW - Adaptive Immunity/genetics

KW - Agglutination Tests/veterinary

KW - Animals

KW - Cattle/genetics

KW - Female

KW - Flow Cytometry/veterinary

KW - Hybridization, Genetic/genetics

KW - Immunity, Innate/genetics

KW - Lymphocyte Activation/genetics

KW - Male

U2 - 10.1016/j.vetimm.2017.09.003

DO - 10.1016/j.vetimm.2017.09.003

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 29042011

SN - 0165-2427

VL - 192

SP - 20

EP - 27

JO - Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

JF - Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

ER -