Genetic polymorphisms in β-defensin II gene in Amazon sheep from Brazil
“Genetic polymorphisms in β-defensin II gene in Amazon sheep from Brazil”, vol. 14, pp. 12805-12810, 2015.
, The northern region of Brazil produces a large number of sheep, with Pará being the largest sheep breeding state in the region. In the Amazon region, livestock production is a challenge due to the high diversity of pathogens affecting humans and animals. Defensins are antimicrobial peptides acting as a first barrier against micro-organisms and present high variation in different organisms. The objective of this study was to detect polymorphisms in exon II in β-defensin II in Amazon sheep.