| renitelo cattle dermatophilosis and pcr-rflp analysis of mhc gene. | renitelo breed is a cattle breed created at kianjasoa station (madagascar) by a triple crossing malagasy zebu x limousine x afrikander. this breed besides many valuable advantages, such as rapid growth and drought power, presents a huge disadvantage which is sensitivity to skin disease, dermatophilosis, previously known as streptotrichosis. this disease caused by dermatophilus congolensis is one of the major threats for the population of renitelo cattle. an allele of mhc gene has been shown to b ... | 2006 | 17135556 |