Bovins species

Below all organisms belonging to the Bovins group are listed. The official designations are assigned by the Comparative MHC Nomenclature Committee as established by the International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) who are affiliated to the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) - Veterinary Immunology Committee (VIC). Organism four-letters codes are written in parentheses.

If you are working on MHC nomenclature and your species is not represented, please contact the Comparitive MHC Nomenclature Committee.

Species Common Name Class I Class II
Bos frontalis (Bofr) Gayal DQB, DQB1
Bos grunniens (Bogr) domestic yak NC1, NC10, NC12, NC6, NC7, NC8, NC9, 6 DQA1, DQA2, DQB
Bos sp. (BoLA) Cattle MIC1, MIC2, MIC3, N, NC1, NC10, NC11, NC12, NC13, NC2, NC3, NC4, NC5, NC6, NC7, NC8, NC9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 DQA, DQA1, DQB, DRA, DRB1, DRB2, DRB3, DRB4, DRB5
Bubalus bubalis (Bubu) Water Buffalo DQA, DQB