Genetic Evaluation of TLR4 and CaLA-DRB Genes for Mastitis Susceptibility in Dairy Goats and the Response of Mastitis-Bacteria to Garlic and Black pepper Extracts

GENETIC EVALUATION OF TLR4 AND CaLA-DRB GENES
FOR MASTITIS SUSCEPTIBILITY IN DAIRY GOATS AND
THE RESPONSE OF MASTITIS-CAUSING BACTERIA TO
GARLIC AND BLACK PEPPER EXTRACTS

MOLEFE PETLANE

GRADUATE SCHOOL
BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
2012

DECLARATION
I, Molefe Petlane, hereby declare that the work on which this thesis
entittled;
GENETIC EVALUATION OF TLR4 AND CaLA-DRB GENES FOR
MASTITIS SUSCEPTIBILITY IN DAIRY GOATS AND THE RESPONSE
OF MASTITIS-CAUSING BACTERIA TO GARLIC AND BLACK PEPPER
EXTRACTS
is based on my original work and produced through the guidance of my academic
advisors and that neither the whole work nor part of it has been submitted for
another degree at this or any other University.Where other sources of information

have been used, they have been acknowledged in the text as well as in the
references.

Bogor, July 2012

MOLEFE PETLANE
D151108141

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
ANOVA

Analysis of Variance

BAU

Bogor Agricultural University

BMSCC

Bulk Milk Somatic Cell Counts


BoLA

Bovine Leukocyte Antigen

BPA

Baird-Parker Agar

BPW

Buffered Peptone Water

CaLA

Caprine Leukocyte Antigen (see GoLA)

CD4

Cluster of Differentiation4


CFU

Colony Forming Units

CMT

California Mastitis Test

DCM

Dichloromethane

DMSCC

Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count

DMSO

Dimethyl Sulfoxide


DMRT

Duncan’s Multiple Range Tests

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

dNTP

Deoxyribonucleotide Triphosphate

DRB

Designation for a region in CaLA/GoLA/BoLA/MHC

EDTA

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid


EMBA

Eosin Methylene Blue Agar

EtBr

Ethidium Bromide

FAOSTAT

Food and Agricultural Organization Statistics

FDA

Food and Drugs Administration

FEZL

Forebrain Embryonic Zinc-Like


GLM

General Linear Model

GoLA

Goat Leukocyte Antigen (see CaLA)

H-W

Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

IPB

Institut Pertanian Bogor

IRAK

Interleukin- Receptor –Associated Kinase


LP

Lipopolysacchirdes

LSCS

Lactation Average of Somatic Cell Scores

MDR

Multi Drug Resistant

MgCl2

Magnesium Chloride

MHA

Mueller Hinton Agar


MHC

Major Histocompatibility Complex

MIC

Minimum Inhibition Concentration

MyD88

Myeloid Differentiation88

NA

Nutrient Agar

NB

Nutrient Broth


NFKB

Nuclear Factor-kappa-B

PAMP

Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

PIC

Polymorphic Information Content

RFLP

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism


RNA

Ribonucleic Acids

SCC

Somatic Cell Count

SCS

Somatic Cell Scores

SNF

Solid Non-Fat

TCR

T-Cell Receptor


TLR4

Toll-like Receptor4 gene

TNF

Tumor Necrosis Factor

TRAF5

TNF Receptor Associated Factor6; see TNF

UV

Ultraviolet

ABSTRACT
MOLEFE PETLANE. D151108141. Genetic Evaluation of TLR4 and CaLADRB Genes for Mastitis Susceptibility in Dairy Goats and the Response of
Mastitis-Bacteria to Garlic and Black pepper Extracts. Supervised by
RONNY R. NOOR and RARAH R.A. MAHESWARI.
Mastitis is a bacterial disease that affects mammary glands of nursing animals. It
results in serious production and economic losses due to costs attached to its
treatment and loss of animals through culling. This study was aimed at evaluating
TLR4 and CaLA-DRB genes for mastitis susceptibility in Saanen, PE and PESA
using PCR-RFLP and also to investigate the antibacterial effects of garlic and
black pepper extracts on mastitis causing bacteria. TLR4 is a transmembrane
protein that recognizes PAMPs, convey signals into nucleus thus causing
transcription factors that inhibit primary infection while DRB is a cell surface
protein that recognizes antigens and present such antigens to T-cells and CD4.
Allicin is an active ingredient in garlic; it confers antibiotic properties by
interfering with the bacterial polymerase enzyme system thus inhibiting the
formation of nucleic acids whereas piperine is an alkaloid that forms active
ingredient in black pepper. Piperine alters the permeability of bacterial membrane
and inhibits NorA efflux pump mechanism thus causing leakage and accumulation
of extracellular substances into the cell which may cause cell death. A total of 68
lactating dairy goats; consisting of animals from Balitnak, Caprito farm, Cordero
dairy farm and Bangun dairy farm were used in this study, the population
consisted of both mastitic and healthy animals. Genetic polymorphism was
detected by digesting TLR4 PCR product with AluI while DRB amplicon was
digested with PstI and TaqI in two separate reactions. Antimicrobial tests were
performed using agar well diffusion technique. The study found that TLR4|AluI
locus was monomorphic and fixed with allele “T” in all breeds analyzed. Allele P
had high frequency in PE (0.7069) followed by PESA (0.6900) then Saanen
(0.6705) while allele T had high frequency in PESA (0.9205), followed by PE
(0.8976) then Saanen (0.7188). DRB|PstI and DRB|TaqI loci were found
polymorphic where Saanen exhibited most heterozygosity. DRB|PstI had moderate
to high PIC in all breeds while DRB|TaqI had low PIC in PE and PESA. χ2 tests
indicated that with the exception of DRB|TaqI locus in PE and in Saanen, all
breeds were still in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Staphylococcus aureus was the
most frequently (80%) isolated bacteria in mastitic animals while Escherichia coli
was less frequent (