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Studies of Transferrin Polymorphism in Swedish Cattle Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

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The polymorphic transferrin picture in the sera from 894 Swedish cattle was investigated with an agarose gel electrophoresis technique. The serum transferrin bands in the electrophoresis pattern were first identified by labelling with 59Fe. Six existing phenotypes based on the alleles TfA, TfD and TfE could be detected. The frequencies of transferrin types and transferrin alleles are presented, and it is concluded that there are great differences in the frequencies between the Swedish Red and White and the Swedish Friesian.

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Liberg, P., Carlström, G. Studies of Transferrin Polymorphism in Swedish Cattle Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis. Acta Vet Scand 17, 451–457 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547900

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