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Tackling mastitis in dairy cows

Nature Biotechnology volume 23, pages 430–432 (2005)Cite this article

Transgenic cows expressing an antibacterial endopeptidase in their mammary glands show enhanced resistance to mastitis.

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Figure 1: Staphylococci enter the mammary gland through the teat canal and use the milk as a nutrient to multiply and as a vehicle to disseminate in the ducts and alveoli of the secretory tissue.

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