However, differences in response to infection between the two breeds were reflected in differential expression of genes related to the immune system such as those encoding antimicrobial peptides and cytokines, including, for example, the antimicrobial peptide encoding genes LEAP2, CATHL3, DEFB4A, and S100A7 and the cytokine genes CCL20, CXCL11, CXCL13, CXCL16, CXCL17, IL33, and TNFSF13B. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL17 and infection.