Bovine Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency (BLAD) is a Holstein-Friesian HF) specific autosomal recessively inherited disorder characterized by recurrent pneumonia, ulcerative and granulomatous stomatitis, enteritis, periodontitis, loss of teeth, delayed wound healing, persistent neutrophilia and death at an early age [1]. BLAD is a disease characterized by a reduced expression of the adhesion molecu...