Table 1.

Primers used for quantitative RT-PCR.

Gene Name	Primer Sequence	Product Size (bp)
Bovine specific GAPDH	F: 5′ GCCATCACTGCCACCCAGAA 3’	207
	R: 5′ GCGGCAGGTCAGATCCACAA 3’
Bovine specific Aggrecan	F: 5′ GACCAGAAGCTGTGCGAGGA 3’	319
	R: 5′ GCCAGATCATCACCACACAG 3’
Bovine specific Collagen II	F: 5′ ATCAACGGTGGCTTCCACT 3’	263
	R: 5′ TTCGTGCAGCCATCCTTCAG 3’
Bovine specific Collagen IX	F: 5′ GGACTCAACACGGGTCCACA 3’	102
	R: 5′ ACAGGTCCAGCAGGGCTTTG 3’
Bovine specific Collagen I	F: 5′ GCGGCTACGACTTGAGCTTC 3’	102
	R: 5′ CACGGTCACGGACCACATTG 3’
Bovine specific Osteopontin	F: 5′ ACTGGACTCTTCTCGCCGCC 3’	90
	R: 5′ CGGAGGCAATGCCCAAGAGGC 3’