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Simmental × Holstein crossbred: comparison of immunological traits with parental breeds during peripartum and early lactation period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2020

Maria Carmela Scatà ,
Francesco Grandoni ,
Vittoria Lucia Barile ,
Gennaro Catillo  and
Giovanna De Matteis
Maria Carmela Scatà*
Affiliation:
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31-00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy
Francesco Grandoni
Affiliation:
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31-00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy
Vittoria Lucia Barile
Affiliation:
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31-00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy
Gennaro Catillo
Affiliation:
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31-00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy
Giovanna De Matteis
Affiliation:
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31-00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy
*
Author for correspondence: Maria Carmela Scatà, Email: mariacarmela.scata@crea.gov.it
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Abstract

The experiment described in this research communication aimed to compare the immunological traits of Simmental (sire) × Holstein (dam) crossbred cows with the two parental breeds in the peripartum and early lactation period and to estimate the effects of heterosis for these traits. Flow cytometric evaluation of leukocyte subpopulations was assessed in 16 Crossbred (CR), 8 Holstein (HO) and 8 Simmental (SI) cows. Estimated average values of innate and adaptive immune cells showed statistically significant differences between the crossbred cows and parental breeds. Interestingly, the most relevant differences between the three groups related to adaptive immune cells. In particular, the CR cows showed a lower percentage of CD3+ T lymphocytes compared with the SI group (P < 0.0001) and the highest proportions of CD21+ B lymphocytes among the three groups (P < 0.0001). Furthermore, we found the highest positive value of heterosis for the CD21+ B lymphocytes (7.0) and the lowest negative value for CD3+ T lymphocytes (−4.8) in F1 derived population. It seems reasonable to believe that these differences could affect immune function of crossbred cows.

Keywords

Crossbreedingflow cytometryheterosisimmunological traitsperipartum period
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 87 , Issue 4 , November 2020 , pp. 424 - 428
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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